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Title: Marriage of Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ISBN: 0-486-23751-6 Publisher: Dover Publications Pub. Date: 01 September, 1979 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.8 (5 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Somethings missing
Comment: As a newbie to opera I was looking to be educated by a publication that was attractively presented and informative.
However, I was sorry to find that the recordings - described as complete - are in fact NOT what they seem.
The recitatives are missing.
For a newbie this is quite disconcerting, when trying to follow the libretto(which is complete).
You find yourself racing over pages, trying to just keep up with the arias.
Aside from that, the concept of book and cd is good. I also have Tosca and that is great.
Rating: 2
Summary: Incomplete Effort
Comment: The performers in this opera are excellent, as well as the orchestra. The problem lies in the fact that the "recitativi" are missing. As a result, you are not actually listening to the opera, but rather a series of highlights from the opera. It is very difficult to follow the opera as it develops, since the recitativi provide the opportunity to develop the plot line.
If you are interested in hearing highlights from this opera, then you will be pleased with this CD and booklet. However, if you would like to listen to the complete opera as composed by Mozart, please look elsewhere.
Rating: 4
Summary: Nicely printed score
Comment: This complete musical score to one of the greatest works of art by mankind comes in quality paper and print that I find quite satisfying. The lack of an English translation is no problem for me personally, because I have separate libretti with translations I can refer to when needed, and I use this book when I want to follow the musical score and sing along with the original Italian verses. One disappointment is that the German verses are in normal print, directly underneath the musical score, while the original Italian is in italics and under the German (therefore harder to read and follow), almost as if the book is intended more for people who want to follow the German, not the Italian. Since the opera is originally in Italian, it makes more sense to me that the German text and Italian text should be switched in terms of location and font. Nevertheless, I'm highly satisfied with the overall quality of this book, and it is definitely one of my favorite books within my music-related library.
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Title: Don Giovanni: In Full Score (Opera Libretto Series) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ISBN: 0486230260 Publisher: Dover Publications Pub. Date: 01 January, 1976 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Barber of Seville (Black Dog Opera Library) by David Foil ISBN: 1579120202 Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers Pub. Date: 01 January, 1999 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Fidelio (The Black Dog Opera Library) by Ludwig Van Beethoven, Robert Levine ISBN: 1579122388 Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers Pub. Date: 01 May, 2002 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Magic Flute (The Black Dog Opera Library) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, David Foil ISBN: 1884822827 Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers Pub. Date: 01 September, 1996 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Carmen (The Black Dog Opera Library) by Georges Bizet, David Foil ISBN: 1884822819 Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers Pub. Date: 01 December, 1996 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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