Richard Strauss's Der Rosenkavalier inaugurated The Metropolitan Classics Library, a series of books honoring the one-hundredth anniversary of the Metropolitan Opera, and brought to its readers a greater understanding of opera as literature. The story was specially adapted for this volume by novelist Anthony Burgess. Included is the complete libretto in German and in English, and a wealth of illustrations, including photos from the Metropolitan Opera's production that was concurrent with this book (1982)
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hardcover. Condition: Fine copy in fine dust jacket. Illus. with photos (illustrator). 1st. 8vo, 203 pp., Story adaptation by Anthony Burgess., Introduction: "The Music of Poetry or the Poetry of Music?" by George R. Marek; "Richard Strauss And Hugo von Hofmannsthal: A Reevaluation" by George R. Marek; "The Cavalier of The Rose" by Anthony Burgess; "Der Rosenkavalier" with Synopsis by John Cox and Libretto by Hugo von Hoffmannsthal. Seller Inventory # 030738
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Hardcover. Condition: Like New. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Published by Little Brown & Company, 1982. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is like new. Dust jacket is like new. Seller Inventory # 520064