La Traviata in Full Score (Paperback)

~ Giuseppe Verdi (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

This is the complete orchestral and vocal score of Giuseppe Verdi's sentimental favorite, the story of Violetta, the self-sacrificing courtesan who sells her jewels to keep her younger lover living in bucolic bliss. Full scores are usually too bulky for workaday singers, who don't need the detail of their orchestral lines, but the student or opera fanatic who really wants to see what Verdi wrote for whom will find this the ideal companion for listening.

Product Description

One of Verdi’s most popular operas, an exciting, deeply moving musical drama set in the intoxicating demi-monde of mid-19th century Paris, and long admired for the lyric beauty of its arias and ensembles and for the dramatic force and finesse of its orchestral scoring. Reprinted from the authoritative edition prepared by G. Ricordi, Milan.

Product Details

• Paperback: 432 pages
• Publisher: Dover Publications (June 1, 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0486263215
• ISBN-13: 978-0486263212
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.8 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #390,496 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

  Popular in these categories: (What's this?)

  #16 in	Books > Entertainment > Sheet Music & Scores > Composers > Verdi
  #31 in	Books > Entertainment > Music > Musical Genres > Opera > Songbooks
  #92 in	Books > Entertainment > Sheet Music & Scores > Historical Period > Late Romantic

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars La Traviata, Giusepe Verdi, March 28, 2002

By	Hermes Camacho "MusicianHermes" (Boulder, CO) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Verdi's wonderful masterpiece La Traviata is among opera's greatest works.

A great score, it's easy to read and a standard size (9in x 12in). It's a great low price, perfect for the starving music student. It lies flat on a desk or music stand for easy study. I highly reccommend this for professionals and opera-goers alike.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars La Traviata, July 11, 1998

By	Hans Ostendorp ([e-mail]) (East United States) - See all my reviews

One of the most beautiful operas of all time, La Traviata is reprinted here in an excellent edition, copied from the original Ricordi Score.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars TMI, December 17, 2007

By	C. Eller (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

As it turns out, unless you're a conductor (which I'm not) you don't need the full score. And you certainly don't need it in Italian. I kept it for the novelty, but couldn't use it in my role as a chorister.