Carlo Gozzi A Life in the 18th Century Venetian Theater, an Afterlife in Opera |
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| Author:
| DiGaetani, John Louis |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7864-9378-4 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2014 |
| Publisher: | McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $29.95USD $3.00 |
Book Description:
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Italian playwright Carlo Gozzi (1720-1806) is best known for his plays that have famously been adapted into opera librettos. Puccini's final opera, Turandot , was based on a play by Gozzi. Prokofiev's The Love of Three Oranges is also based on a Gozzi play. Gozzi was the most successful playwright in 18th century Venice. This is the first full biography in English of this major figure in the history of world theatre.
Italian playwright Carlo Gozzi (1720-1806) is best known for his plays that have famously been adapted into opera librettos. Puccini's final opera, Turandot , was based on a play by Gozzi. Prokofiev's The Love of Three Oranges is also based on a Gozzi play. Gozzi was the most successful playwright in 18th century Venice. This is the first full biography in English of this major figure in the history of world theatre.