Verdi, Giuseppe - Aida (Overture ENO Guide)

• Expert Aricles on the opera and its performance history.
• Original text of the libretto facing a literal English translation.
• Black and white pictures
• Thematic guide to the score
• Bibliography & discography

• New Paperback | 100 pp.
• ISBN: 9780714544069
• Published: 2011

Aida is, for most of us, the quintessence of Ancient Egypt but it is certainly not just for archaeologists. Michael Rose points out that it is really about patriotism – an issue of burning importance to Verdi and his contemporaries. Music critic William Mann reflects that even a short look at the score reveals subtleties that repay careful listening. And Verdi’s own letters show the germs of the opera grow from suggestion to creation.

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English National Opera Guide Number 2