Operatic
Italian
I. Overview
This book is the ultimate oxymoron:
a lively, entertaining grammar of
the kind of Italian that they sing
on the opera stage. Contains many
passages from actual operas and
exercises which enable readers to
teach themselves. Enlivened by
anecdotes and photos.
“All translations to a greater or
lesser degree misrepresent the
original, often missing the power of
individual words, and losing or
ignoring implication, nuance and
innuendo. It is curious that a book
like Italian for the Opera has not
been written before. Students of
opera need not be convinced that
operatic Italian is considerably
different from everyday spoken
Italian. It is the aim of this book
to present a clear, logical key to
the operatic world of Mozart,
Rossini, Verdi, Puccini, et al, an
aim at which the author succeeds
admirably.”
...Dr. Richard Sjoerdsma, Editor of
the Journal of the National
Association of Teachers of Singing
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