Author : Alessandro Scarlatti
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780674640344
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (43 download)
Book Synopsis The Operas of Alessandro Scarlatti, Volume VIII: Tigrane by : Alessandro Scarlatti
Download or read book The Operas of Alessandro Scarlatti, Volume VIII: Tigrane written by Alessandro Scarlatti and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 1983 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Donald Jay Grout's widely praised edition of the work of a key figure in the history of opera provides the most reliable version of the score for each opera, appending a translation of the libretto. These volumes are "at once practical and unquestionably scholarly" in the words of Opera Journal. A tale of love and honor in the opera seria tradition, Tigrane was first performed at Naples in 1715. This edition of it will please performance groups and music historians alike.