Verlag: London : New York: Calder Publications ; Riverrun Press, 1992, 1992
Anbieter: Steven Wolfe Books, Newton Centre, MA, USA
Monteverdi, Claudio, 1567-1643. The operas of Monteverdi. London : New York: Calder Publications ; Riverrun Press, 1992, 208pp., PAPERBACK, very good. Opera guide 45. - Librettos of the operas Orfeo, Ritorno d'Ulisse in patria, and L'Incoronazione di Poppea in Italian with English translations by Anne Ridler with commentary. - CONTENTS: Monteverdi : opera and history / by Lain Fenlon -- On translating opera / by Anne Ridler -- Part one. Mantua : a masterpiece for a court / by John Whenham. Music examples. 'Orfeo' : libretto in Italian and English -- Part two. Venice : musical theatre in Venice / by Paolo Fabbri. The Spanish contribution to the birth of opera / by Jack Sage. Monteverdi returns to his homeland / by Tim Carter ; musical examples. 'Il ritorno d'ulisse in patria' : libretto in Italian and English. Public vice, private virtue / by Lain Fenlon and Peter Miller ; musical examples. 'L'incoronazione di Poppea' : libretto in Italian and English. The revival of Monteverdi's operas in the twentieth century / by Jeremy Barlow -- Discography / by Jeremy Barlow -- Bibliography. 9780714542072 ISBN 0714542075.