by Giuseppe Verdi · Oneworld Classics · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780714539218
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«Falstaff: English National Opera Guide 10» is the opera guide to Giuseppe Verdi, in paperback (128 pages, in English and Italian).
Guide to Verdi's last opera and his only comedy, with articles on the work's history and the composer's context. Includes Arrigo Boito's libretto, based on Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor, in Italian with English translation, a survey of the most important musical themes, illustrations, bibliography and discography.
Volume 10 of the English National Opera Guides series, edited by Nicholas John and published by Oneworld Classics. Includes Andrew Porter's English translation of the libretto.
For music students and opera enthusiasts who want to delve deeper into Falstaff.
Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi was an Italian composer best known for his operas. He was born near Busseto, a small town in the modern province of Parma, to a family of moderate means, receiving a musical education with the help of a local patron named Antonio Barezzi.
