The Figaro Trilogy

The Figaro Trilogy
Title The Figaro Trilogy PDF eBook
Author Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais
Publisher OUP Oxford
Pages 369
Release 2003-10-09
Genre Drama
ISBN 0191604569

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The Barber of Seville * The Marriage of Figaro * The Guilty Mother Eighteenth-century France produced only one truly international theatre star, Beaumarchais, and only one name, Figaro, to put with Don Quixote or D'Artagnan in the ranks of popular myth. But who was Figaro? Not the impertinent valet of the operas of Mozart or Rossini, but both the spirit of resistance to oppression and a bourgeois individualist like his creator. The three plays in which he plots and schemes chronicle the slide of the ancien régime into revolution but also chart the growth of Beaumarchais' humanitarianism. They are also exuberant theatrical entertainments, masterpieces of skill, invention, and social satire which helped shape the direction of French theatre for a hundred years. This lively new translation catches all the zest and energy of the most famous valet in French literature. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

Gioachino Rossini's The Barber of Seville

Gioachino Rossini's The Barber of Seville
Title Gioachino Rossini's The Barber of Seville PDF eBook
Author Hilary Poriss
Publisher Oxford University Press
Pages 177
Release 2021-09-17
Genre Music
ISBN 0190299665

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Gioachino Rossini's The Barber of Seville surveys the opera's fascinating performance history, mapping out the myriad changes that have affected the work since its premiere, exploring many of the personalities responsible for those alterations, and taking into account the range of reactions that these changes have prompted in spectators and critics from the nineteenth century to the present. Opening with a wide-ranging overview of the types of alterations that have been imposed on Rossini's score for the past two centuries, the first chapter addresses the mechanics behind these changes as well as the cultural forces that both fostered and encouraged them. The book next looks at some of the opera's earliest revivals, drawing attention to alterations that were made to the score and to individual singers who were responsible for the changes, especially those who appeared in the roles of Almaviva and Bartolo. An entire chapter is devoted to Rosina, examining the wide array of creative liberties that prima donnas have unremittingly and unrepentantly taken with their interpretations of Rossini's character. The final sections turn to the opera's recent history, observing how the Rossini Renaissance brought with it a new dedication to the "work concept" and to shedding the types of alterations that had long characterized performances of this work. The book closes with a consideration of operatic consumerism from the nineteenth century to the present, exploring the myriad ways that one can now experience The Barber of Seville in all its recorded, digitized, and commodified glory.

The Barber of Seville

The Barber of Seville
Title The Barber of Seville PDF eBook
Author
Publisher
Pages 159
Release 1985
Genre
ISBN 9789991418575

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The Barber of Seville and The Marriage of Figaro

The Barber of Seville and The Marriage of Figaro
Title The Barber of Seville and The Marriage of Figaro PDF eBook
Author Pierre-Augustin Beaumarchais
Publisher Penguin UK
Pages 217
Release 2005-03-31
Genre Drama
ISBN 0141960736

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A French courtier, secret agent, libertine and adventurer, Beaumarchais (1732-99) was also author of two sparkling plays about the scoundrelly valet Figaro - triumphant successes that were used as the basis of operas by Mozart and Rossini. A highly engaging comedy of intrigue, The Barber of Seville portrays the resourceful Figaro foiling a jealous old man's attempts to keep his beautiful ward from her lover. And The Marriage of Figaro - condemned by Louis XVI for its daring satire of nobility and privilege - depicts a master and servant set in opposition by their desire for the same woman. With characteristic lightness of touch, Beaumarchais created an audacious farce of disguise and mistaken identity that balances wit, frivolity and seriousness in equal measure.

The Barber of Seville, Or, The Useless Precaution

The Barber of Seville, Or, The Useless Precaution
Title The Barber of Seville, Or, The Useless Precaution PDF eBook
Author Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais
Publisher
Pages 0
Release 1928
Genre
ISBN

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Rossini's The Barber of Seville

Rossini's The Barber of Seville
Title Rossini's The Barber of Seville PDF eBook
Author Burton D. Fisher
Publisher Opera Journeys Publishing
Pages 140
Release 2005
Genre Music
ISBN 0977132064

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A comprehensive guide to Rossini's THE BARBER OF SEVILLE, featuring Principal Characters in the opera, Brief Story Synopsis, Story Narrative with over 35 Music Highlight Examples, a complete, newly translated LIBRETTO with English/Italian side-by-side, selected Discography and Videography, Dictionary of Opera and Musical Terms, and an insightful and in depth Commentary and Analysis by Burton D. Fisher, noted opera author and lecturer.

Rossini's the Barber of Seville (il Barbiere Di Siviglia)

Rossini's the Barber of Seville (il Barbiere Di Siviglia)
Title Rossini's the Barber of Seville (il Barbiere Di Siviglia) PDF eBook
Author Burton D. Fisher
Publisher Opera Journeys Publishing
Pages 33
Release 2001-08-15
Genre
ISBN 1102009377

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