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Synopsis
opera (libretto by Elmslie) on Chekhov's play
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About the Author
Anton Chekhov, Russian dramatist and short-story writer, was born in 1860, the son of a grocer and the grandson of a serf. After graduating in medicine from Moscow University in 1884, he began to make his name in the theatre with the one-act comedies The Bear, The Proposal and The Wedding. His earliest full-length plays, Ivanov (1887) and The Wood Demon (1889), were not successful, and The Seagull, produced in 1896, was a failure until a triumphant revival by the Moscow Art Theatre in 1898. This was followed by Uncle Vanya (1899), Three Sisters (1901) and The Cherry Orchard (1904), shortly after the production of which Chekhov died. The first English translations of his plays were performed within five years of his death.
Review
Zestier and more colloquial than most translations Letts' main achievement here is to make Chekhov more emotional, accessible and active.” Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune
A no-nonsense script by Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning Tracy Letts that blends compassion with tough love. Repeatedly, Letts delivers heartbreak on cue I’ve seen over a dozen Three Sisters, but never has the final scene of the sisters’ solidarity after all the blows we see them suffer registered so hard.” Lawrence Bommer, Chicago Theater Beat
"Highly recommended... Fascinating revival... has a speed and light, a sharpness and edgy heart that make it newly compelling." Chicago Sun-Times
Refreshingly blunt, provocative.” Sam Hurwitt, The Reporter
“Zestier and more colloquial than most translations... Letts' main achievement here is to make Chekhov more emotional, accessible and active.” – Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune
“A no-nonsense script by Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning Tracy Letts that blends compassion with tough love. Repeatedly, Letts delivers heartbreak on cue... I’ve seen over a dozen Three Sisters, but never has the final scene of the sisters’ solidarity after all the blows we see them suffer registered so hard.” – Lawrence Bommer, Chicago Theater Beat
"Highly recommended... Fascinating revival... has a speed and light, a sharpness and edgy heart that make it newly compelling." – Chicago Sun-Times
“Refreshingly blunt, provocative.” – Sam Hurwitt, The Reporter
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- PublisherZ Press
- Publication date1986
- ISBN 10 091599027X
- ISBN 13 9780915990276
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
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Three Sisters
Seller: Better Read Than Dead, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Cover drawings by Jennifer Bartlett from In the Garden (illustrator). First edition, one of 1,250 copies. Elmslie's libretto for an opera based on Anton Chekhov's play of the same name, as set to music by Thomas Pasatieri. An uncommon publication, despite its generous limitation. Short closed tear to base of front spine hinge, else about near fine Perfect-bound in French wraps, 8vo, 72 pp. Seller Inventory # 1074
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