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The Standard Operaglass; Detailed Plots of One Hundred and Fifty-Five Celebrated Operas, with Critical and Biographical Remarks, Dates, Etc

The Standard Operaglass; Detailed Plots of One Hundred and Fifty-Five Celebrated Operas, with Critical and Biographical Remarks, Dates, Etc


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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: and believing Inez dead, once more vows eternal fidelity to her; but, alas! hearing the voice of Inez, who is about to be led to death, he turns pale, and Selika but too truly divines the reason. In the fifth act Selika is resolved to put her rival to death. She sends for her, but perceiving Inez's love, her wrath vanishes, her magnanimity soars above her hatred of the Christians, and she orders Nelusko to bring Inez and Vasco on board of a ship about to sail for Portugal. Selika herself, unable to endure life without her beloved one, proceeds to the Cape, where the manzanilla-tree spreads its poisonous shade. Her eyes fastened on the vast ocean and on the white sail of the retiring vessel, she inhales the eweet but deadly perfume of the blossoms, and the returning Nelusko finds her dying, while an unseen chorus consoles her with the thought that in Love's eternal domain all are equal. Grand romantic Opera in four acts by GIUSEPPI VERDI Text by ANTONIO GHISLANZONI. Translated into German by S. SCHANZ. English version by KENNET This opera owes its great popularity not only to its brilliant music and skilful instrumentation, but also to its really magnificent outfit and decorations. Aida ranks among the best operas of Verdi. The plot is taken from old Egypt; and the music, with its Eastern and somewhat sensuous coloring, .is exquisitely adapted to the scenery. The scene of action is alternately Memphis and Thebes, and the story belongs to the period when the Pharaohs sat on the throne. In the first act we see the King's palace at Memphis. Ramphis, the Highpriest of Pharaoh, announces to the Egyptian General Radames that the Ethiopians are in revolt and that the goddess Isis has decided who shall be leader of the army sent out against them. Poidames secretly hop...


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  • ISBN-13: 9780217608183
  • Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com
  • Publisher Imprint: Rarebooksclub.com
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 124
  • Spine Width: 7 mm
  • Width: 189 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0217608183
  • Publisher Date: 12 Oct 2012
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 236 gr


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