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Record Nr.

UNINA9910823251303321

Autore

Fisher Burton D

Titolo

Macbeth [[electronic resource] =] : Macbetto / / adapted from the Opera Journeys lecture series by Burton D. Fisher

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Coral Gables, FL, : Opera Journeys, 2000

ISBN

1-280-92276-1

9786610922765

1-102-00948-2

0-585-42725-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (33 p.)

Collana

Opera Journeys mini guide series

Disciplina

782.1/2

Soggetti

Operas

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Italian opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by Francesco Maria Piave, after Shakespeare's Macbeth, Globe Theater, London (1605)."

Nota di contenuto

MACBETH (by Giuseppe Verdi) -- Story Synopsis -- Principal Characters in the Opera -- Story Narrative with Music Highlights -- Prelude -- ACT I - Scene 1: A wooded landscape. A group of three Witches appears amid a storm. -- ACT I - Scene 2: A hall in Macbeth's castle. -- ACT II - Scene 1: A room in Macbeth's castle. -- ACT II - Scene 2: A park near Macbeth's castle. -- ACT II - Scene 3: The Banquet hall. -- ACT III: A dark cave. A burning cauldron surrounded by Witches. -- ACT IV - Scene 1: Open country near Birnam Wood on the border of England and Scotland. -- ACT IV - Scene 2: A room in Macbeth's castle at Dunsinane. -- ACT IV - Scene 3: A battlefield outside Dunsinane Castle. -- Verdi and Macbeth: Commentary and Analysis.

Sommario/riassunto

A comprehensive guide to Verdi's MACBETH, featuring Principal Characters in the opera, Brief Story Synopsis, Story Narrative with Music Highlight Examples, and an insightful and in depth Commentary and Analysis by Burton D. Fisher, noted opera author and lecturer.