A convenient, pocket-sized GUIDE to Mozart's COSI FAN TUTTE which includes the PRINCIPAL CHARACTERS in the opera, the STORY SYNOPSIS, a STORY NARRATIVE WITH ONE-BAR MUSIC HIGHLIGHT examples, and an essay providing background about the opera and its composer, analysis, and insightful commentary.
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OPERA CLASSICS LIBRARY SERIES:
•Aida •The Barber of Seville
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•Così fan tutte •Don Giovanni
•Lucia di Lammermoor •Madama Butterfly
•The Magic Flute •Manon Lescaut •The Marriage of Figaro
•Otello •I Pagliacci •Rigoletto •Salome •Tosca
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•La Traviata •Turandot and The Ring of the Nibelung (without libretto)
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•La Bohème •Boris Godunov •Carmen
•Cavalleria Rusticana •Così fan tutte •Der Freischütz
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•Don Pasquale •The Elixir of Love •Elektra
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•Faust •Fidelio •The Flying Dutchman
•Hansel and Gretel •L’Italiana in Algeri •Julius Caesar
•Lohengrin •Lucia di Lammermoor •Macbeth
•Madama Butterfly •The Magic Flute
•Manon •Manon Lescaut •The Marriage of Figaro
•A Masked Ball •The Mikado •Nabucco •Norma
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•Tosca •La Traviata •Tristan and Isolde
•Il Trovatore •Turandot
•Twilight of the Gods •The Valkyrie •Werther
OPERA JOURNEYS LIBRETTO SERIES:
•Aida •The Barber of Seville
•La Bohème •Carmen •Cavalleria Rusticana
•Così fan tutte •Don Giovanni •Edgar
•La Fanciulla del West •Gianni Schicchi
•Lucia di Lammermoor •Madama Butterfly
•The Magic Flute •Manon Lescaut
•The Marriage of Figaro •Otello •I Pagliacci •Rigoletto
•La Rondine •Salome •Suor Angelica
•Il Tabarro •Tosca •La Traviata •Le Villi
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A History of Opera: Milestones and Metamorphoses
About the Author
Burton D. Fisher is a former opera conductor, presently principal lecturer for the OPERA JOURNEYS LECTURE SERIES, an opera commentator on NPR, and author-publisher of the OPERA JOURNEYS MINI GUIDE SERIES; over 40 titles available on amazon.com.
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Mini-sized guide with maxi-helpful information,
By Heinz Dinter (Miami, FL USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Cosi fan tutte (Opera Journeys Mini Guide Series) (Paperback)
The Opera Journeys Mini Guide Series is just wonderful; it's like a "Cliff Note" of the opera, and extremely informative and educational. I particularly like the size; these guides are not cumbersome and fit right into my shirt pocket. The ladies will find sufficient room in their pocketbooks.The story narrative with the music examples is excellent. I prefer it to a libretto; indeed, it's a much easier way to follow the essence of the story. The essay is magnificent; very well written, not pedantic, and extremely insightful and comprehensible. I congratulate Burton Fisher for a job very well done and Amazon for making these handy, information-laden booklets available. The Opera Journeys Mini Guide Series is a wonderful contribution to opera education and opera appreciation. My tip: acquire the entire collection because you will be in easy reach of superbly presented opera guides consisting of story analysis, principal characters in the opera, story narrative with music highlights, background, analysis, and commentary. Heinz Dinter, Ph.D.
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Mini indeed,
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I am a fan of this series in the regular size, but I was disappointed in the mini size. The font is very small. Only 28 pages. Not worth $10 in my opinion.
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In Act I, Don Alfonso, a cynical old philosopher, declares to two young officer friends, Ferrando and Guglielmo, that women cannot be trusted, particularly their respective fiancees, the sisters Dorabella and Fiordiligi. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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In Act I, Don Alfonso, a cynical old philosopher, declares to two young officer friends, Ferrando and Guglielmo, that women cannot be trusted, particularly their respective fiancees, the sisters Dorabella and Fiordiligi. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
fan tune, fan tutte, opera buffa, opera seria Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Don Alfonso, The Marriage of Figaro, Don Giovanni, Emperor Joseph, The Magic Flute New!
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- Don Giovanni in Full Score by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart on 7 pages
- The Marriage of Figaro (Le Nozze di Figaro): Vocal Score by Ruth Martin on 7 pages
- The Magic Flute (The Black Dog Opera Library) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart on page 13, and page 14
- Bastien and Bastienne: Vocal Score by Hamilton Benz on page 13
- Mozartiana: Two Centuries of Notes, Quotes, and Anecdotes about Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart by Joseph Solman on 6 pages
- The Mozart-Da Ponte Operas: An Annotated Bibliography (Music Reference Collection) by Mary Du Mont on page 30, and page 143
- Amadeus: A Play by Peter Shaffer by Peter Shaffer on page 83, and page 84
- Race Riots: Comedy And Ethnicity in Modern British Fiction by Michael L. Ross in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Doing Our Own Thing: The Degradation of Language and Music and Why We Should, Like, Care by John McWhorter on page 100, and page 103
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