Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio
- Editor: Robinson, Paul
essential reading for the opera-goer willing to put in a little effort that certainly repays the reward of an added awareness of all aspects of this great work —
Book
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Contents
- List of illustrations
- General preface
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Synopsis
- 3. Beethoven and opera Winton Dean
- 4. The French theatrical origins of Fidelio David Charlton
- 5. Fidelio and the French Revolution
- 6. Music as drama: structure, style and process in Fidelio Michael C. Tusa
- 7. Augenblicke in Fidelio Joseph Kerman
- 8. An interpretive history
- Notes
- Select bibliography
- Index.
