Mark Walters

The Worlds of Rigoletto

Verdi's Development of the Title Role in Rigoletto

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

I find the representation of this character
particularly beautiful, externally deformed and
ridiculous and internally impassioned and full of
love. Giuseppe Verdi December 14, 1850.
Rigoletto has long been viewed as one of Verdi s
greatest operas and rightfully represents one of the
outstanding examples of drama and characterization
through music in all of the operatic literature.
This book explores in-depth the development of the
title role of Rigoletto. Verdi s first documented
interest in Victor Hugo s banned play, Le roi
s amuse, his battles with the censors and the
critical reaction of the first performance are
clearly presented. Walters approach is unique, in
that the main body of his research focuses on
musical examples that demonstrate Verdi s
compositional technique and how he delineated the
separate worlds of Rigoletto s character: the
deformed, bitter, court jester and the impassioned,
loving father. This book will be beneficial to
anyone seeking an example of clear writing about
music analysis and operatic characterization.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller
• Seitenzahl: 68
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm x 150mm x 4mm
• Gewicht: 120g
• ISBN-13: 9783639089936
• ISBN-10: 3639089936
• Artikelnr.: 25511723

Autorenporträt

Mark Walters received his DM from Florida State University.
Emerging as one of the important Verdi baritones of his
generation, he has been seen in leading opera companies
throughout the United States. The Chicago Sun Times recently
described his portrayal of Don Carlo in La forza del destino as
generating vocal fury.