The Operas of Alessandro Scarlatti
Description
This acclaimed edition of Alessandro Scarlatti's operas is making available authentic versions of the works of one of the key figures in the history of opera. La Caduta (1697) is a pivotal work, bridging the composer's middle and late stylistic periods. It is the first of several collaborations with the noted librettist Silvio Stampiglia, whose characteristic intermingling of serious and comic elements is particularly effective in this work. In her Introduction, Hermine Williams discusses the opera itself and performance practices. A translation of the libretto is provided.
Product Details
Price
$67.80
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Publish Date
October 24, 1980
Pages
224
Dimensions
9.35 X 12.22 X 0.59 inches | 1.53 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780674640320
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Donald Jay Grout is Given Foundation Professor of Musicology, Emeritus, at Cornell University.
Hermine Weigel Williams is Lecturer in Religion and the Arts at Hamilton College.
Reviews
For the study of the history of music, the most important event of the 1970s has been the start of a critical edition of Alessandro Scarlatti's operas, under the direction of Donald Jay Grout.--Charles Rosen "New York Review of Books"
[The edition is] warmly to be welcomed. A major musicological event.-- "Early Music"
The editions are handsomely presented...this series performs a valuable service.-- "Notes"
Historians and performers alike welcome the long-overdue edition of Scarlatti 's operas--an edition at once practical and unquestionably scholarly.-- "Opera Journal"
[The edition is] warmly to be welcomed. A major musicological event.-- "Early Music"
The editions are handsomely presented...this series performs a valuable service.-- "Notes"
Historians and performers alike welcome the long-overdue edition of Scarlatti 's operas--an edition at once practical and unquestionably scholarly.-- "Opera Journal"