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Un Ballo in maschera, PDF eBook

Un Ballo in maschera PDF

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See how the drama is turned into laughter', comment the chorus, as they witness the destruction of a marriage and a friendship.

Here Pierluigi Petrobelli shows how the irony woven into the tragedy results from the meeting of French and Italian traditions.

Is this really a ridiculous libretto mangled by censorship, or is it Verdi's finest achievement, with its perfectly symmetrical drama and beautiful variety?

Benedict Sarnaker analyses the extended love duet - the kernel of the score, and the pivot of the action.

Harold Powers looks at the laughing chorus and at the quicksilver character of Oscar, unique in Verdi's work.Contents: Introduction, Nicholas John; A Fusion of Styles, Pierluigi Petrobelli; A King Restored: Structure and Music in 'A Masked Ball', Benedict Sarnaker; The 'Laughing Chorus' in Contexts, Harold Powers; Un ballo in maschera: Libretto by Antonio Somma; A Masked Ball: English translation by Edmund Tracey

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