Masters of Italian Opera (New Grove Composer Biography)

By Philip Gossett and Andrew Porter

Book Overview

These five biographies provide the first complete survey of Italian opera from the early buffo operas of Rossini to Verdi's great masterpieces, Otello and Falstaff, and the verismo operas of Puccini. Andrew Porter has been highly praised for his original and enlightening account of Verdi, and Philip Gossett has received similar acclaim for his treatment of Rossini. Porter, Gossett, William Ashbrooke, Julian Budden, Mosco Carner, and Friedrich Lippmann, all acknowledged experts in the field of Italian opera, combine to offer insight into the traditions and workings of one of the most fascinating periods in the history of opera. Book jacket.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393303616
• ISBN13: 9780393303612
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 353 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.3" x 7.7"