| Included Work | Piave, Francesco Maria, 1810-1876. Traviata. English. |
| Included Work | Piave, Francesco Maria, 1810-1876. Traviata. Italian. |
| Included Work | Piave, Francesco Maria, 1810-1876 librettist. |
| Included Work | Tracey, Edmund, translator. |
| Included Work | John, Nicholas, editor. |
| Other author/creator | English National Opera. |
| Series |
Opera guides ; 5
Opera guide ; 5. ^A176004
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| Contents |
Introduction / Nicholas John -- La traviata: from real life to opera / Denis Arnold -- Alexandre Dumas the Younger and 'La Dame aux Camelias' / April FitzLyon -- An introduction to the libretto / Nicholas John -- Thematic guide -- La Traviata. |
| Abstract |
In this guide, Julian Budden reviews the difficulties that faced the management that had commissioned La Traviata and how, in some previously unpublished letters, Verdi fought their views on casting the leading lady. Denis Arnold contributes a musical commentary. April FitzLyon discusses the social background of the 'lady of the camellias' in fact, fiction and on the stage, and Nicholas John compares the libretto with the play to show how skilfully it was adapted for the operatic stage. |
| General note | Includes libretto in Italian by Francesco Maria Piave, with English version by Edmund Tracey, and commentary. |
| General note | This Opera guide first published by John Calder (Publishers) Ltd in 1981. |
| Bibliography note | Includes discography (pages 76-79) and bibliographical references (page 80). |
| Language | Text in English and Italian. |
| ISBN | 9780714544090 (paperback) |
