Faust/Roméo et Juliette : a performance guide / by Mary Dibbern ; with a foreword by Jean-Pierre Gounod.

Author/creator Dibbern, Mary
Format Book
Publication InfoHillsdale, NY : Pendragon Press, ©2006.
Descriptionxxxiv, 245 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Subjects

Other author/creatorGounod, Charles, 1818-1893. Faust Libretto.
Other author/creatorGounod, Charles, 1818-1893. Faust Libretto. English.
Other author/creatorGounod, Charles, 1818-1893. Roméo et Juliette. Libretto.
Other author/creatorGounod, Charles, 1818-1893. Roméo et Juliette. Libretto. English.
SeriesVox musicae: the voice, vocal pedagogy, and song ; no. 6
Vox musicae series ; no. 6. ^A403039
Contents Faust: Cast List. Ensembles and Arias. Act 1: Faust's study. Act 2: the Village Fair. Act 3: Marguerite's Garden. Act 4, Scene 1: Marguerite's Room ; Scene 2: the church ; Scene 3: A street in front of Marguerite's house ; Act 5: Walpurgis Night. Scene 1: the Harz mountains ; Inside the Harz mountains ; Scene 3: Brocken Valley ; The Prison ; Appendix 1: Valenin Even the Bravest Heart May Swell. Avant de Quitter ces lieux. Appendix 2: Siebel Versez vos chargins, Si le bonheur -- Romeo et Juliette: Cast List. Ensembles and Arias. Prolouge. Act 1: the Capulet Ball. Act 2: Juliette's Garden. Act 3, Scene 1: Frere Laurent's Cell ; Scene 3: a Street in front of Capulet's house ; Act 4, Scene 1: Juliette's Bedroom ; Scene 2: the Wedding Procession ; Act 4: The Burial Crypt. Appendix 1: Tybalt-Capulet. Appendix 2: number 17 Juliette, The posion aria. Appendix 3: number 18 bis-Epithalamium. Appendix 4: Number 20 bies-Frere Laurent, Frere Jean.
Abstract In 1850, the French mezzo-soprano Pauline Viardot wrote to her friend Turgenev: "Among that mass of talented composers who are witty in a vulgar sort of way, intelligible not because of their clarity but because of their trivilaity, the appearance of a musical personality such as Gounod's is so rare that one cannot welcome him heartily enough." Pendragon Press welcomes this addition to their Vox Musicae Series of Operatic Performance Guides by Mary Dibbern. The libretti and literary sources of Gounod's two masterpieces are studied in depth. The libretto section includes word-by-word translations into English and IPA transcriptions of both libretti in their final, opera-comique versions. Dibbern explains how the literary source materials were converted into libretti, as well as the history of the various musical editions and versions. Numerous illustrations have been provided by a member of Gounod's family.
General noteA word-by-word translation into English, transcription into the International Phonetic Alphabet, and annotated guide to Gounod's Faust and Roméo et Juliette.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 242-243).
LanguageParallel text in International Phonetic Alphabet, French and English.
LCCN 2005012192
ISBN1576471012

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Music Music Stacks ML410.G7 D53 2006 ✔ Available Place Hold