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Book details
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Author : James A. Hepokoski
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Pages : 192 pages
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
1984-01-27
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Language : English
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ISBN-10 : 0521280168
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ISBN-13 : 9780521280167
Book Synopsis
This book is a compact, up-to-date guide to the history and construction of Verdi s last - and
possibly greatest - opera. Incorporating the findings of the most recent research, it provides
performers, opera enthusiasts, students and scholars alike with a reliable summary of what is
currently known about the work. The book gives a full synopsis of the plot and a detailed account
both of Verdi s aims in composing the opera and of how he actually composed it: which portions
were difficult for him, which he considered crucial, which were afterthoughts, etc. Special
attention is given to separating the three versions of Falstaff that Verdi approved - versions that
are still confused in almost all performances today. Professor Hepokoski also supplies extensive
discussions of Boito s derivation of the plot and text from Shakespeare (and others); of the
musical technique and structure of Falstaff; and of Verdi s own guidelines for interpretation,
staging and singing. A guide to critical assessments of the opera illustrates the widely differing
receptions the opera has had in the twentieth century, and a concluding essay by Graham
Bradshaw discusses Shakespearean aspects of both Otello and Falstaff. The book contains a
bibliography, a discography (by Malcolm Walker), illustrations of the original stage designs and
costumes, and extensive musical examples.