Giacomo Puccini furthered his reputation as one of the leading figures in Italian opera when he composed one of the world’s most popular operas, ‘Madame Butterfly’ to a libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa based on the book by John L. Long and the drama by David Belasco. The inspiration for the plot came […]
Gaetono Donizetti’s ‘The Elixir Of Love’ (L’Elisir D’Amore) remains an important work in the repertory of major opera houses of the twenty-first century. It is a good-natured story, in which the peasant Nemorino attempts to win the heart of his love, Adina, through the ingestion of a farcical magic elixir (which is, in fact, merely […]
He’s handsome, cunning and utterly merciless. Don Giovanni’s lustful desires have left a trail of heartbreak and shattered dreams; but in the wake of a life lived to excess and devoid of honour, his day of reckoning finally approaches … pursued by those he has wronged, he is soon to discover the awful consequences of […]
The literal translation of the title ‘The Fallen Women’ or ‘The Wayward Woman’. This work is based on the play La dame aux camelias. A revolutionary work in its time, which holds an important place in today’s international repertoire. Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave. Quality paperback edition with smythe-sewn binding, quality cover and interior papers.
