1896 Opera Andrea Chenier by Umberto Giordano 1959 Music Book - $22 - (Seal Rock, OR)
Book has foxing/yellowing, some scuffs on front and back cover and top and bottom edges have paper beginning to peel. Previous owners name on the front and written inside. Pages are complete and untorn tearing or dog ears. Please review photos for details. Information taken below from another source; "SynopsisBy the middle of the twentieth century, Umberto Giordano had established himself as a leading figure in the verismo (realistic) school of opera composition, rivaling Leoncavallo and Mascagni in importance. Today his fame rests on a single work, Andrea Chnier, first performed in 1896. Based on the life of a French poet, the intense and dramatic story unfolds amid the tumult of the French Revolution. The real-life figure who inspired this drama was initially a fervent supporter of the Revolution but spoke out against the violence of mob rule. Andrea Chnier recounts the poet's love for a young aristocrat and the conflict with his comrade and romantic rival, with whom he is honor-bound to fight a duel. A staple of opera houses all over the world, Composed in 1896 by a leader in the "verismo" (realistic) school of opera, this intense and dramatic tale centers upon a poet caught up in the tumult of the French Revolution."
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