Verdi: Le Trouvère
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Shipping Policy- Composer: Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)
- Editor: David Lawton
- Format: Full Score & Commentary
- Instrumentation: Opera
- Work: Le trouvère (1856)
- Binding: Hardcover
- Work Language: French
- Size: 10.6 x 14.8 inches
- Urtext / Critical Edition
Description
Le trouvère, Verdi's adaptation for the French stage of his very successful Italian opera Il trovatore, premiered at the Théâtre de l'Opéra in Paris on 12 January, 1857. As has been well documented in the scholarly literature, Verdi's decision to prepare this new French version grew out of a dispute over author's rights with Torribo Calzado, the manager of the Théâtre Italien in Paris, who had performed La traviata there from pirated materials. After its highly successful Paris premiere, Le trouvère circulated widely on the French circuit, and achieved a success comparable to that of Il trovatore on the Italian circuit.
Verdi retouched 8 of the original 14 numbers of Il trovatore, and added a full length ballet in Act III. Most of the changes do not affect the substance of the work: rather, they are intended to adapt certain features—particularly the orchestral accompaniments—to Parisian taste. The long rehearsal process led to numerous modifications of details. The new French text necessitated many changes in the vocal line—mainly in the rhythm but sometimes also in the actual pitches.
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Verdi: Le Trouvère
