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Record Nr.

UNINA9910827287203321

Autore

Meyerbeer Giacomo <1791-1864.>

Titolo

Meyerbeer's L'Africaine / / edited by Burton D. Fisher

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Coral Gables, FL, : Opera Journeys Pub., c2002

ISBN

9786610922604

1-280-92260-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

40 p. : music

Collana

Opera Journeys libretto series

Disciplina

836.78

Soggetti

Operas

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di contenuto

L'AFRICAINE Opera Journeys Mini Guide Series -- Title Page -- Principal Characters in L'Africaine -- Brief Story Synopsis -- Story Narrative with Music Examples -- Act I: The council chamber of the Admiralty in Lisbon, Portugal. -- Act II: One month later. An Inquisition prison in Lisbon. -- Act III: On the deck of Don Pedro's ship. -- Act IV: On the island of Madagascar before a Hindu temple. -- Act V: The Palace Gardens. -- Commentary and Analysis.

Sommario/riassunto

A comprehensive guide to Meyerbeer's L'AFRICAINE, 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.