Franco Alfano : transcending Turandot / Konrad Dryden.
| Author/creator | Dryden, Konrad Claude |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Lanham : Scarecrow Press, 2010. |
| Description | xvii, 203 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, music ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Posillipo - Leipzig - Miranda (1875-1896) -- La fonte d'Enscir (1897-1899) -- Resurrezione and Il Principe Zilah (1899-1909) -- L'ombra di Don Giovanni (1910-1914) -- La leggenda di Sakùntala, Tagore and tragedy (1915-1921) -- Turandot (1921-1925) -- Mary Garden - Vienna - Rostand (1926) -- Mussolini and Balzac (1927) -- Metropolitan Opera premiere (1928) -- A tale of two operas (1928-1929) -- France and an American saint (1930-1931) -- Cyrano de Bergerac (1932-1933) -- Palermo and Don Juan de Manara (1934-1941) -- Wartime phoenix (1942-1947) -- Final years (1948-1954) -- Appendix A. Opera plots -- Appendix B. The Alfano opus. |
| Abstract | This book presents Franco Alfano's view of the events following his selection to complete Puccini's swan song, Turandot. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-193) and index. |
| LCCN | 2009018010 |
| ISBN | 9780810869707 (cloth ; alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0810869705 (cloth ; alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780810869776 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0810869772 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780810869714 (ebook) |
| ISBN | 0810869713 (ebook) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | ML410.A43 D79 2010 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |