The Operas of Alessandro Scarlatti
Frank A D'Accone editor Donald Jay Grout editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Harvard University, Department of Music,U.S.
Published:25th Jun '82
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
This acclaimed edition is making available authentic versions of the works of a key figure in the history of opera.
Gli Equivoci nel Sembiante (1679), Alessandro Scarlatti’s first opera, is a comedy of mistaken identities and amorous intrigues in the pastoral mode. It was one of the most popular and widely performed works of the composer’s long career. A small cast and simple scenic requirements make it an ideal work for performances today.
In preparing the score presented here, Frank A. D’Accone compared the six extant manuscripts. His Introduction sketches the opera’s history and discusses performance practice. A translation of the libretto is appended.
For the study of the history of music, the most important event of the 1970s has been the start of a critical edition of Alessandro Scarlatti’s operas, under the direction of Donald Jay Grout. -- Charles Rosen * New York Review of Books *
[The edition is] warmly to be welcomed. A major musicological event. * Early Music *
The editions are handsomely presented…this series performs a valuable service. * Notes *
Historians and performers alike welcome the long-overdue edition of Scarlatti’s operas—an edition at once practical and unquestionably scholarly. * Opera Journal *
ISBN: 9780674640337
Dimensions: 310mm x 240mm x 15mm
Weight: 590g
178 pages