La Forza Del Destino: The Force of Destiny

Paperback

Main Details

Title La Forza Del Destino: The Force of Destiny
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Giuseppe Verdi
Edited by John Nicholas
Translated by Andrew Porter
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback
Pages:112
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 135
Category/GenreOpera
ISBN/Barcode 9780714544243
ClassificationsDewey:782.10268
Audience
General
Illustrations Illustrations

Publishing Details

Publisher Oneworld Classics Ltd
Imprint Overture Publishing
Publication Date 7 February 2011
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Verdi's 'War and Peace', writes Peter Conrad of this epic opera composed for the Bolshoi Theatre in St Petersburg in 1862. It encompasses the extremes of a religious and secular existence - the worlds of the lovers pursued by an uncompromising fate and of the people in the scenes at the inn and on the battlefield. Despite its beautiful score, this opera has often seemed perplexing: Richard Bernas shows us how the music is devised as a convincing entity, and Bruce A. Brown traces the tortuous but fascinating history of its revisions. Is it an exercise in Brechtian detachment? How far are the values of the gipsy girl a dramatic counterweight to the spirituality of Leonora, Verdi's most haunted heroine? Such questions are prompted by a consideration of this vital text in Andrew Porter's new English translation. At least as great as Don Carlos - which Verdi wrote between the two versions of this opera - La forza del destino deserves a serious reassessment.

Author Biography

Giuseppe Verdi (1813 1901) is one of Italy's most celebrated opera composers. His best-known operas include "Rigoletto," "Il trovatore," "La traviata," and "Aida.""

Reviews

"Wholehearted recommendation of this valuable new series." "TLS""