The Marriage of Figaro (Le nozze di Figaro): The Flexible Figaro

This monumental work showcases Figaro the opera as a whole, by brilliantly offering an exceptional new English translation utilizing the original text that was heard on May 1, 1786. The authors didn't stop there...they burned the midnight oil with their in-depth research, positioning this work incultural and operatic history.This translation includes the meaning of nuances from historical references of the original era, in both text and score. However, what is wonderful about this work is that everything is covered, from articulations, harmonies, pitches, all with an accuracy unsurpassed in any other effort currently available.The Flexible Figaro offers the student a great place to begin, the advanced musician a new angle for creative interpretation, and to the Conductor and Director a most flexible Figaro that will endure in opportunities for excitingly creative adaptations well into the future.

I thoroughly agree with Joan Jeffries who definitively described the excellence of both the translation and the score. Given the enormous depth of knowledge that produced this edition, the hours of dedicated work to make this edition the very best it could be, and the originality of a concept that provides such a variety of performance options, I believe that music directors will consider it a treasure!

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This book is a treasure that is sure to be enjoyed by opera fans and music lovers!