Background
Osborne, Charles Thomas was born on November 24, 1927 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Son of Vincent Lloyd and Elsa Louise (Raumer) Osborne.
(In this volume, every Verdi opera is explored from four p...)
In this volume, every Verdi opera is explored from four points of view: Verdi's life at the time each was written; the story, and the way it links with the music; the libretto and librettist, and Verdi's relations with his publishers; and the music itself, analyzed with examples from the score.
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( While Puccini wrote only twelve operas during a long li...)
While Puccini wrote only twelve operas during a long lifethree of them one-acters designed to be performed togetherhe has to be ranked today as the world’s most popular composer of opera. His La Bohème and Tosca are more frequently performed in the major opera houses than works by other composers, and Madame Butterfly and Manon Lescaut rank not far behind. What is the explanation for Puccini's enormous success? How do his operas work as music and drama? What was he like to contemporaries such as Verdi, Toscanini, and Caruso? Charles Osborne, author of highly successful Complete Operas of Verdi and Complete Operas of Mozart, here analyzes the entire Puccini oeuvrefrom Tosca and Turandot to the less-often performed Edgar, La Fanciulla del West, and La Rondine. His fourfold approachlinking biography with musical, textual, and dramatic analysisis especially valuable for Puccini, who revealed many of his personal contradictions in his music and whose sense of detail can be appreciated by close study of the scores and characters. For the legions of Puccini lovers everywhere, this guide to his life and work can serve as an ideal reference source and opera companion.
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(The author treats each of Rossini's 39 operas, Donizetti'...)
The author treats each of Rossini's 39 operas, Donizetti's 66, and Bellini's 10, discussing the libretto and the circumstances of each opera's first performance, outlining the plot, and ending with an analysis of the music.
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A biography of W.H. Auden, which looks at his career as a poet, and also offers an insight into the personality of the private man behind the public reputation. First published in 1979.
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Osborne, Charles Thomas was born on November 24, 1927 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Son of Vincent Lloyd and Elsa Louise (Raumer) Osborne.
Doctor (honorary), Griffith University, Australia, 1994.
Assistant editor, The London Magazine, 1958-1966; assistant literature director, Arts Council Great Britain, London, 1966-1971; literature director, Arts Council Great Britain, London, 1971-1986; chief theatre critic, Daily Telegraph, London, 1987-1992.
(In this volume, every Verdi opera is explored from four p...)
(The author treats each of Rossini's 39 operas, Donizetti'...)
( While Puccini wrote only twelve operas during a long li...)
(A biography of W.H. Auden, which looks at his career as a...)
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Fellow Royal Society Literature, Royal Philharmonic Society. Member Critics Circle (chairman since 1993).