Rigoletto : Melodramma in tre atti (Ricordi Opera Vocal Score Series)

ISBN: 8875920133

Author: Verdi, Giuseppe

Condition: New

Now exclusively distributed in the United States by University of Chicago Press, the piano-vocal score The Works of Giuseppe Verdi are prepared by the editors responsible for the acclaimed full scores. The vocal appear exactly as in the full scores, while the piano reduction have been carefully revised to reflect the orchestral accomplishments accurately. In addition to the original vocal texts, three opera volumes listed below boast entirely new English singing translations. Important appendix items from the scores, such as Verdi's alternate or substitute versions of pie follow the main score. Each volume opens with an introduction and critical notes from the full score, in both English and Italian abridged to highlight historical issues and questions related the vocal parts.

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