A complete guide to Verdi's MACBETH which includes the STORY SYNOPSIS, PRINCIPAL CHARACTERS in the opera, 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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Mini-sized guide laden with maxi-helpful information,
By Heinz Dinter (Miami, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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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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Verdi's Macbeth dutifully mirrors Shakespeare's tragedy: the powerful drama chronicles the rise and fall of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth, their ultimate destruction resulting from their blind ambition to seize and maintain power in 11th century Scotland. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Verdi's Macbeth dutifully mirrors Shakespeare's tragedy: the powerful drama chronicles the rise and fall of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth, their ultimate destruction resulting from their blind ambition to seize and maintain power in 11th century Scotland. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Lady Macbeth, King Duncan, Thane of Cawdor New!
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- King Lear (The New Folger Library Shakespeare) by William Shakespeare on page 18, and page 21
- Don Carlos: Vocal Score by Walter Ducloux on page 15
- Simon Boccanegra: Vocal Score by Mario Parenti on page 15
- Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare on page 21
- Luisa Miller: Melodramma tragico in Three Acts by Salvadore Cammaran, The Piano-Vocal Score (The Works of Giuseppe Verdi: Piano-Vocal Scores) by Giuseppe Verdi on page 15
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