Rigoletto (Black Dog Opera Library) (Italian Edition) (Hardcover)

by Francesco Maria Piave (Author), Daniel S. Brink (Author), Giuseppe Verdi (Composer)

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Product Description
BThe lack Dog Opera Library presents Giuseppe Verdi's Rigoletto featuring Beverly Sills, Sherrill Milnes and Alfredo Kraus. A marriage of music and the written word in the most complete and popularly priced package yet produced, each of these sets includes a complete opera on two Angel/EMI compact discs, accompanied by the complete libretto in its original language and English translation with annotated commentary. Full-color photographs illustrate the history of the operas, and an entertaining text discusses the musical heritage of the composers, the music and the performances.

Language Notes
Text: English, Italian --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 124 pages
• Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers (January 11, 1998)
• Language: English, Italian
• ISBN-10: 1579120474
• ISBN-13: 978-1579120474
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 6.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #990,528 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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14 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A terrific guide to the opera for beginners, January 2, 2000

By	Mary (New Jersey, USA) - See all my reviews

I've always enjoyed opera music but I had trouble understanding the words and the plot. This guide gives some background on the Opera's Composer (Verdi), some historical background as well as a brief but interesting summation of the plot. The two CD's that accompany the book provide the complete audio of the opera. (Beverly Sills in the Gilda role and Sherrill Milnes in the role of Rigoletto) The Libretto provides the text of the opera both in Italian and English. I enjoyed this guide so much that I am hoping to collect the whole series.

16 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not the best introduction to Rigoletto, March 27, 2000

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Rigoletto is a wondeful opera that can be used as an introduction for beginners who want to explore the art of operas. Although I like the concept of Black Dog Opera Library that provides an attractive book and recording of a famous opera in a bargain price, I cannot recommend this book of Rigoletto. The major drawback lies in the recording that accompaies this book. I would say it is probably the most disappointing Rigoletto ever recorded by big names in the opera world.

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Rigoletto on the cheap, June 8, 2008

By	hinducats "hinducats" (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rigoletto Vocal Score (Dover Vocal Scores) (Paperback)

I have no problem with this low-budget Dover edition of the Ricordi vocal score for Rigoletto, except for the fact that there is no English translation offered for the Italian. While I have learned some Italian by osmosis over the years, I have no formal training in that tongue, so when I sing the Italian words, without a second reference I have no way of knowing what I'm singing about! Other than that, however, this low-cost edition does very well, especially if you know Italian. There really is no need to pay more.