James Hepokoski provides a reliable summary of what is currently known about Otello, along with an interpretation of the significance of the work within Verdi's career. The book begins with a detailed synopsis which interweaves some of the specific stage action from the 1887 Milanese première. There follows a close consideration of how the opera was actually written: Arrigo Boito's derivation of the libretto from Shakespeare and the subsequent textual revisions; Verdi's composition of the opera from 1884 to 1887 and an overview of the revisions of the opera for Venice in 1887 and Paris in 1894. A further chapter outlines Verdi's own ideas for the performance of Otello and this is followed by William Ashbrook's summary of the opera's stage history up to the present. Professor Hepokoski continues by suggesting a new model for understanding the musical structure of Otello. The book concludes with a study of the opera as a work of Shakespearean adaptation.
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"...a highly original contribution to Verdi research in two respects. First, Hepokoski has discovered important new material. Second, he has developed a provocative theoretical model for analysis of the opera." David Lawton, 19th Century Music
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An up-to-date guide to Otello includes detailed accounts of the Milanese premiere, Arrigo Boito's derivation of the libretto from Shakespeare's play as well as Verdi's revision of the opera for Venice and Paris.
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With the dazzling suddenness of a conjurer's gesture, the convulsive world of Otello appears before us in full boil. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
disposizione scenica, potevi scagliar, sempre addio, printed orchestral score, libretto manuscripts, pel ciel, autograph score, vocal score Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Willow Song, Love Duet, New York, Homage Chorus, Covent Garden, Giulio Ricordi, Francesco Tamagno, Jean de Reszke, Ricordi Archives, Romilda Pantaleoni, United States, Victor Maurel, Don Carlos, Otello's Act, Verdi's Otello, Carlo Felice, Carlo Ferrario, Franco Faccio, French Otello, Domenico Morelli, Emanuele Muzio, Giovanni Zuccarelli, Julian Budden, Simon Boccanegra, World War New!
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- Don Carlos: Vocal Score by Walter Ducloux on 8 pages
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- Simon Boccanegra by Verdi Giuseppe in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Giuseppe Verdi: Falstaff (Cambridge Opera Handbooks) by James A. Hepokoski in Front Matter, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Don Carlo (Ma Non Troppograndes Compositores) (Spanish Edition) by Verdi Giuseppe on page 50, page 97, and page 107
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