First edition (as stated upon copyright page). xx, 204 pages. Hardcover: H 24cm x L 16cm. Black dust jacket lightly rubbed. Blue cloth with vibrant gilt stamped lettering. Contents: Foreword by Anthony A. Bliss; "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. Notes; Selected Discography; Selected Bibliography; Notes on the Contributors. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. ISBN 0316568341.

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RICHARD STRAUSS, DER ROSENKAVALIER; COMEDY FOR MUSIC IN THREE ACTS. LIBRETTO BY HUGO VON HOFMANNSTHAL, STORY ADAPTATION BY ANTHONY BURGESS, INTRODUCTION BY GEORGE R. MAREK. The Metropolitan Opera classics Library Series.

Publisher

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1982.

Publication Date

1982

Language

English

ISBN 10

0316568341

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9780316568340

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

1st Edition

Dust Jacket Condition

Dust Jacket Included

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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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Text: English, German

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