Don Pasquale/the Opera Journeys Mini Guide Series [Paperback]

Burton D. Fisher (Author), Gaetano Donizetti (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 2000

A convenient, pocket-sized GUIDE to Donizetti's DON PASQUALE 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
•La Bohème •Carmen •Cavalleria Rusticana
•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
•Il Trittico (Il Tabarro/Suor Angelica/Gianni Schicchi)
•La Traviata •Turandot and The Ring of the Nibelung (without libretto)

OPERA JOURNEYS MINI GUIDE SERIES:

•Aïda •Andrea Chénier •The Barber of Seville
•La Bohème •Boris Godunov •Carmen
•Cavalleria Rusticana •Così fan tutte •Der Freischütz
•Die Fledermaus •Don Carlo •Don Giovanni
•Don Pasquale •The Elixir of Love •Elektra
•Eugene Onegin •Exploring Wagner’s Ring •Falstaff
•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
•Otello •I Pagliacci •Porgy and Bess
•The Rhinegold •Rigoletto •Der Rosenkavalier
•Salome •Samson and Delilah •Siegfried
•The Tales of Hoffmann •Tannhäuser
•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

AND
A History of Opera: Milestones and Metamorphoses

Product Details

• Paperback: 36 pages
• Publisher: Opera Journeys (April 1, 2000)
• ISBN-10: 1930841027
• ISBN-13: 978-1930841024
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 3.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #479,215 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mini-sized guide laden with maxi-helpful information, September 6, 2000

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Heinz Dinter (Miami, FL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Don Pasquale/the 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.