BOOKS OF MUSIC - Page 19

Helena Matheopoulos
Weidenfeld and Nicolson

Maria Rosaria Adamo, Friedrich Lippmann
Eri - Edizioni RAI Radiotelevisione italiana

Gustavo Macchi
Fratelli Melita Editori

Plácido Domingo, Helena Matheopoulos
Little, Brown and Company

A first-hand account by one of the great artists of operatic history of his view of every one of the 120 roles in his vast and varied repertoire. Placido Domingo analyzes each part both vocally and dramatically, tracing his journey from the first time he tackled it to the present, describing his emotions while performing it and explaining how he conquers or circumvents any vocal pitfalls. He also reveas one of the secrets of longevity which enables him, at the age of 59, not only to undertake mammoth new roles, but to often sound younger and fresher than many of his more youthful colleagues in the same performance.

Claudio Casini
Rusconi Libri

Helena Matheopoulos
Northeastern University Press

The past eight years have seen the renaissance of the Diva, with the rise to prominence of a number of female singers who are capable of drawing mass audiences as well as delivering performances to rival those of the stars of the past. The divas analyze their roles, both vocally and dramatically, discuss choices in repertoire and reflect on their lives and careers. Matheopoulos interweaves her narrative with insightful and critical commentary, and peppers her profiles with remarks from conductors, directors, voice teachers, coaches and, on occasion, famous colleagues from the past. She also highlights changes in the opera scene, including the appearance in recent years of many talented Russian singers and the prominence of American-born divas during the last decade.

Interviews include 14 sopranos, including Barbara Bonney, Renee Fleming, Angela Gheorghiu, Galina Gorchakova, Catherine Malfitano and Carol Vaness, and seven mezzos, including Cecilia Bartoli, Olga Borodina and Jennifer Larmore.

Maria Ida Biggi
Marsilio

Francesco Attardi Anselmo, Elisa De Luigi
Golosia - Publigold

Marcus Goes
Nuove Edizioni

Hans Mayer
Belser International Publications

Bernhard Paumgartner
Giulio Einaudi Editore

AA.VV.
Fondazione Musicale Umberto Micheli

Marzio Pieri
Electa editrice

Antonio Colli
Banca Popolare di Milano

Roberto Iovino
G. Zanibon

Fromental Halevy, Eugene Scribe, M. Marcello
Tipi di Francesco Lucca

Errico Petrella, Domenico Bolognese
Tipi di Francesco Lucca

Carlo Conti, Angelo Anelli
Gaspare Truffi

Achille Peri, Francesco Maria Piave
Tipi di Francesco Lucca

Carlo Pedrotti, Gaetano Rossi
Luigi di Giacomo Pirola

Carlo Pedrotti, Giovanni Peruzzini
Luigi di Giacomo Pirola

Giovanni Paisiello, Giuseppe Palomba
Tipografia di Giacomo Pirola

Gaetano Donizetti, Jacopo Ferretti
Gaspare Truffi

Gaetano Donizetti, Michele Accursi
R. Stabilimento Nazionale Tito di Gio. Ricordi