Giuseppe Verdi, La Traviata / libretto by Francesco Maria Piave ; story adaptation by Mary McCarthy ; introduction by Gary Schmidgall ; general editor, Robert Sussman Stewart.
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication Info | Boston : Little, Brown and Company, [1983] |
| Description | xi, 202 pages, 32 pages of plates : illustrations, portraits (some color) ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Schmidgall, Gary, 1945- |
| Other author/creator | Piave, Francesco Maria, 1810-1876. |
| Other author/creator | McCarthy, Mary, 1912-1989 Traviata. 1983. |
| Other author/creator | Dumas, Alexandre, 1824-1895. Dame aux cameĢlias (Play). English. 1983. |
| Other author/creator | Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Traviata Libretto. 1983. |
| Other author/creator | Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Traviata Libretto. English. 1983. |
| Series | The Metropolitan Opera classics library Metropolitan Opera classics library. ^A654726 |
| Contents | Foreword / by Anthony A. Bliss -- Introduction: La traviata, the autobiographical Verdi / by Gary Schmidgall -- The music of La traviata / by David Hamilton -- La traviata / by Mary McCarthy -- The lady of the camellias / by Alexandre Dumas -- La traviata / summary by William Weaver ; libretto by Francesco Maria Piave with English translation by William Weaver -- Notes: La traviata at the Metropolitan Opera -- Selected discography. |
| Abstract | A retelling of the story of La Traviata with discussion of the music and historical background. |
| Bibliography note | Discography: pages 194-201. |
| LCCN | 83013526 |
| ISBN | 0316568422 |
| ISBN | 0316568430 (pbk.) |