Operatic
Italian
IV. What Critics Say
“Thomson has produced a real gem.
His presentation of Italian grammar
is well organized, intelligent and
useful. He has also provided a first
class introduction to opera.
Somebody should give the guy a
prize.”
(Guy Robertson, B.C. Books)
“Singers and teachers of singing
(...) cannot afford to be without
this excellent text. Much is
contained in these relatively few
pages, and much is of such
importance that the reader will
return to it again and again.”
(Richard Sjoerdsma, Editor of
The NATS Journal)
“I would like to tell 1300 List
members (OPERA-L@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU)
of the existence of a ‘must-have’
book for every opera aficionado,
whether they know Italian or not.
The author of this marvelous
book--which is both a serious
language study and an extremely
amusing work--has a Ph. D. in
Romance languages from Yale
University. All in all the book is
highly useful and a very
entertaining read. I heartily
recommend it.”
(Alain Letort, Rio de Janeiro)
“Your book is laid out in such a
logical way, giving the basic clues
to the language, enabling the
student to go forward on his/her
own. I particularly like the way you
laid out the verbs, arranging the
tenses in a little spreadsheet. This
is precisely how my mind works.
(...)”
(Mrs. A. Witt, Toledo)
“In all honesty, I had not expected
such a well thought-out, concise but
pithy, as well as informed and
informative little book. My sincere
compliments!”
(Mr. Jim Legnani, opera
connoisseur, New York City)
“Interesting. Illuminating. An
excellent source for both the
professional singer and the opera
lover.”
(Prof. French Tickner, Opera
Studies, U. of Brit. Columbia)
“This book is your tool to
understanding the Italian opera
libretto.”
(San Francisco Opera Boutique
catalog)
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