Giuseppe Verdi: Otello

by Hepokoski, James A. (Ed.) Hepokoski, James A. (Ed.) and James A. Hepokoski

Book Overview

James Hepokoski provides a reliable summary of what is currently known about Otello, along with an interpretation of the significance of the work within Verdi's career. The book begins with a detailed synopsis which interweaves some of the specific stage action from the 1887 Milanese premi re. There follows a close consideration of how the opera was actually written: Arrigo Boito's derivation of the libretto from Shakespeare and the subsequent textual...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521277493
• ISBN13: 9780521277495
• Release Date: June 1987
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.3" x 8.5"