Attila : dramma lirico in a prologue and three acts : dramma lirico in un prologo e tre atti
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Attila : dramma lirico in a prologue and three acts : dramma lirico in un prologo e tre atti
（The works of Giuseppe Verdi = Le opere di Giuseppe Verdi / editorial board, Philip Gossett ... [et al.], ser. 1 . Operas ; v. 9）
University of Chicago Press , Ricordi, c2012
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Prefatory matter in English and Italian; critical commentary in English
Based on: Attila, König der Hunnen by Zacharias Werner
Edited principally from the holograph in the archives of the British Library, London
Includes bibliographical references
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Verdi's "Attila", his ninth opera, had its premiere at Venice's Teatro La Fenice in March 1846. Based on the German play Attila, King of the Huns, the libretto has its own storied history: as Verdi fell seriously ill before the work's completion, the main librettist moved permanently to Madrid, leaving the last act of Attila only a sketch. It was then that Verdi called upon Francesco Maria Piave, the librettist for two of his earlier works, who at the composer's behest scratched plans for a large choral finale and decided instead to concentrate on the dramatic roles of the protagonists. In the years since Attila has become one of Verdi's most popular and oftstaged early works. The composer's inimitable vitality, soaring arcs of melody, grand choruses, and passion are here amply apparent. This critical edition, based on Verdi's autograph full score preserved at the British Library, restores the opera's original text and accurately reflects the composer's colorful and elaborate musical setting, while Helen Greenwald's masterly introduction discusses the opera's origins, sources, and performance questions, and her critical commentary details editorial problems and their solutions.
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