In addition to the libretto and English translation, this edition provides a careful, concise summary of the plot of La Boh me and a complete list of the opera's characters. And facing the Italian text is a completely new translation of the libretto into modern, idiomatic English. Most important, it provides the complete text of the Italian libretto, just as it is actually sung that is, where a singer repeats a phrase several times, each of the repetitions is given here. This volume contains everything the opera goer needs to derive full satisfaction from La Boh me except the musical score itself. Performances of A da, La Boh me, Carmen, and Don Giovanni - the four operas most often performed - constitute approximately 75 percent of the yearly schedule of operas throughout the world.
Next to Verdi's A da, Giacomo Puccini's La Boh me is the most popular opera ever written.
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