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Seven Mozart Librettos: A Verse Translation
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Seven Mozart Librettos: A Verse Translation
Verse Translation by J. D. McClatchy
A landmark event in the world of music, Mozart's seven major librettos have finally been translated in verse with a sparkling poetic quality that matches the magnificence of the originals. Beginning this epic endeavor with his translation of The Magic Flute, first introduced at the Metropolitan Opera, McClatchy has now completed his translations of Idomeneo, The Abduction from the Seraglio, The Marriage of Figaro, Don Giovanni, Così Fan Tutte, and La Clemenza di Tito.
With facing-page text and an illuminating introduction to each opera-including a dramatic recap, a history of the opera, and a list of characters-this book is a masterpiece, the likes of which has never been seen in English before.
- Hardcover: 1167 pages
- Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company; First Edition
- Publication Date: December 13, 2010
- Product Dimensions: 6.4" x 2.1" x 9.6"
“To translate any one of these librettos into a readable prose text would be an accomplishment. To translate all seven into rhyming verse and prose recitative, fearlessly tackling two languages, is a major literary and musical event.” (David Lehman - The Best American Poetry Blog )
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