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Nineteenth-Century Italian Opera from Rossini to Puccini
Danile Pistone
translated by E. Thomas Glasow
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The original edition, L'Opra italien au XIXe sicle de Rossini Puccini, was published in France by Editions Champion, Paris, in 1986.
From the Translator
For their support and assistance in my efforts to update the bibliography and to create the discography of this English-language edition, I would like to thank the librarian staff of the department of music in the Buffalo and Erie County Public Library, including Judith Coon, Joyce Gianni, Helen Kahn, andabove allmusic librarian Norma Jean Lamb. My thanks also extend to librarian Joyce Ciurczak and the convenient facilities of the music library, Baird Hall, of the State University of New York at Buffalo.
E. Thomas Glasow
English-language edition copyright 1995 by Amadeus Press (an imprint of Timber Press, Inc.) All rights reserved.
ISBN 0-931340-82-9
Printed in Singapore
AMADEUS PRESS The Haseltine Building 133 S.W. Second Avenue, Suite 450 Portland, Oregon 97204, U.S.A.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Pistone, Danile. [Opra italien au XIXe sicle de Rossini Puccini. English] Nineteenth-century Italian Opera from Rossini to Puccini / by Danile Pistone; translated by E. Thomas Glasow. p. cm. Translated from French. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-931340-82-9 1. OperaItaly19th century. I. Title. ML1733.P5813 1995 782.1'0945'09034dc20 94-28692 CIP MN
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CONTENTS
List of Illustrations
vii
List of Tables
ix
Preface
xi
Introduction
xiii
Part I: The Librettos
Chapter 1. General Characteristics
3
Librettists Genres Sources of Subject Matter Settings Characters Style
Chapter 2. Principal Themes
17
Love Death Religion Politics and Society The Irrational
Chapter 3. Stylistic Evolution and Boundaries
27
The Classical Tradition Romanticism Verismo The Censor
Part II: The Music
Chapter 4. Composers
35
Background and Formative Years Output Stylistic Overview
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Chapter 5. The Voice
41
Italian Vocal Style Voice Categories From Recitative to Canto fiorito The Chorus
Chapter 6. The Orchestra
59
The Instruments Principal Symphonic Passages The Functions and Effects of Orchestration
Chapter 7. Form and Language
69
Structure Melody Harmony Foreign Influences
Part III: Performance
Chapter 8. Administration
81
Opera Houses Birth of the Spectacle Repertoire
Chapter 9. Interpreters
97
Singers Instrumentalists and Conductors Dancers Stage Designers and Directors
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