Giuseppe Verdi: Falstaff
Part of Cambridge Opera Handbooks
- Author: James A. Hepokoski
- Date Published: January 1984
- availability: Available
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521280167
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This book is a compact, up-to-date guide to the history and construction of Verdi's last - and possibly greatest - opera. Incorporating the findings of the most recent research, it provides performers, opera enthusiasts, students and scholars alike with a reliable summary of what is currently known about the work. The book gives a full synopsis of the plot and a detailed account both of Verdi's aims in composing the opera and of how he actually composed it: which portions were difficult for him, which he considered crucial, which were afterthoughts, etc. Special attention is given to separating the three versions of Falstaff that Verdi approved - versions that are still confused in almost all performances today. Professor Hepokoski also supplies extensive discussions of Boito's derivation of the plot and text from Shakespeare (and others); of the musical technique and structure of Falstaff; and of Verdi's own guidelines for interpretation, staging and singing. A guide to critical assessments of the opera illustrates the widely differing receptions the opera has had in the twentieth century, and a concluding essay by Graham Bradshaw discusses Shakespearean aspects of both Otello and Falstaff. The book contains a bibliography, a discography (by Malcolm Walker), illustrations of the original stage designs and costumes, and extensive musical examples.
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- Date Published: January 1984
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521280167
- length: 192 pages
- dimensions: 216 x 140 x 11 mm
- weight: 0.28kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
1. Synopsis
2. The forging of the libretto
3. The composition of the opera
4. Milan, Rome and Paris: three versions of Falstaff
5. Musical technique and structure
6. The interpretation of Falstaff: Verdi's guidelines
7. A brief stage history
8. A guide to critical assessments and interpretations
Epilogue Graham Bradshaw
Bibliography
Discography Malcolm Walker
Index.
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