Customer Reviews

Pagliacci in Full Score (Dover Vocal Scores)

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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.

Everything was good in this transaction except delivery time.
It took more than two weeks to receive it after I ordered this book.

My fault - I need to read details of purchases more carefully. What I got was the full score for the opera - which is what they say it is. Full meaning all the orchestration as well as the singers. More than I needed.

And as orchestral reprints go, not terribly well done. The print quality is light and not very crisp, and since the size is small, one really would like a clear and crisp print.

For those who need a full orchestral read of the opera, - I've seen worse. But it's too small to actually use in production, and more than I needed. This will sit on the music bookshelf and will probably never be opened again. Maybe I could press leaves...