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Published by Boston Little Brown (1983)., 1983
Seller: Crabtree's Collection Old Books, Sebago, ME, U.S.A.
First Edition
VG lg sz PB. Series created to honor the 100th anniversasry the Metropolitan Opera and to bring to readers a greater appreciation of opera as literature. La Traviata is one of the most frequently performed of Verdi operas, also the most colorful, psychologically complex and autobiographically resonsnt of the composer's entire career. Based on La Dame aux camelias by Alexandre Dumas, the text of which is included in this volume, modeled on Dumas' relationship to the famous French courtesan Alphonsine Duplessis and on Verdi's love for Giuseppina Strepponi with whom he lived openly for many years before they married. Schmidgel provides a biographical study of Verdi's life and his indebtedness to Dumas while David Hamilton writes an illuminating analysis of the music of the opera. Illustrated by Color & b/w photos. 1st ed.
Published by Little, Brown and Company, Boston, 1983
ISBN 10: 0316568430ISBN 13: 9780316568432
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Softcover. Condition: Fine. First edition. Introduction by Gary Schmidgall. Trade paperback. 202pp. Illustrated from both color and black-and-white photographs. Light offsetting on inside wrapper and front fly, else fine. Issued as part of The Metropolitan Opera Classic Library.
Published by Little, Brown and Company, Boston, 1983
ISBN 10: 0316568422ISBN 13: 9780316568425
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First edition. Introduction by Gary Schmidgall. Octavo. 202pp. Illustrated. Fine in fine dust jacket. Issued as part of The Metropolitan Opera Classic Library.