Shakespeare's plays are full of music: love songs, comic ditties, serious ballads, and songs for witches and spirits. Over the centuries musicians and...
The Bab Ballads is a collection of light verses by W. S. Gilbert, illustrated with his own comic drawings. The book takes its title from Gilbert's chi...
This is a subset of the second collection of Gilbert’s “Bab Ballads” – light verses poking fun at the life and people of his time in Gilbert’s unique...
H.M.S. Pinafore; or, The Lass That Loved a Sailor is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and a libretto by W. S. Gilbert. It open...
Pandora's Box is a 1904 play by the German dramatist Frank Wedekind. It forms the second part of his pairing of 'Lulu' plays, the first being Earth Sp...
In the gritty underbelly of 18th century London, where vice and virtue clash in a symphony of deception, a notorious highwayman named Macheath dances...
Antonio Ghislanzoni, nato a Barco di Maggianico (Lecco) il 25 novembre 1824, è meglio noto come autore di numerosissimi libretti per opere liriche tra...
Bruges-la-Morte est un roman de Georges Rodenbach, publié pour la première fois en 1892. L'histoire suit Hugues Viane, un veuf submergé par le chagrin...
Cinco Minutos é uma história romântica que narra a busca de um homem por uma mulher que ele conhece por acaso e de quem se apaixona. O romance gira em...
George Bernard Shaw's *The Perfect Wagnerite* is a critical and philosophical commentary on Richard Wagner's monumental opera cycle *Der Ring des Nibe...
'Home Sweet Home' is a famous song by John Howard Payne, originally written for the opera 'Clari, Maid of Milan' in 1823. It is widely considered a ti...
Sarrasine ist ein rätselhafter Mann, der die Familie Lauty heimsucht. Niemand kennt seine Verbindung zu ihnen. Doch das Geheimnis liegt in der Vergang...
Set in the fictional Japanese town of Titipu, "Mikado" tells the story of Nanki-Poo, the son of the Mikado of Japan, who has fled his father's court a...
Set on the British naval ship HMS Pinafore, the opera follows the love story between Josephine, the captain's daughter, and Ralph Rackstraw, a lower-c...
The Pirates of Penzance, or The Slave of Duty is a comic opera written by W.S. Gilbert and composed by Arthur Sullivan. The story follows Frederic, a...
Lorenzo da Ponte's libretto for Mozart's opera *Don Giovanni* is a captivating work that explores themes of love, betrayal, and the consequences of a...
This libretto, originally written in Italian and translated into English, serves as the foundation for Giacomo Puccini's renowned opera, "La Bohème."...
This biography delves into the life and legacy of the French composer Hector Berlioz, exploring his tumultuous personal life, his groundbreaking music...
This book, "Richard Strauss" by Herbert Francis Peyser, provides a comprehensive look at the life and work of the renowned German composer Richard Str...
'Usher's Charge' is a collection of lyrics originally composed for the Savoy Operas, a series of comic operas written by W.S. Gilbert and composed by...
Manon Lescaut es una apasionante historia de amor, virtud y razón. En un torbellino de emociones, los personajes se dejan llevar por la pasión, enfren...
This book provides concise, readable summaries of various operas, presenting the narratives of each libretto in a storytelling format. It aims to make...
This book presents a spoken "poetic" version of the libretto for the popular Gilbert and Sullivan operetta, *The Gondoliers*. It features a full cast...
Sylvie de la Roche, the daughter of a destitute former nobleman, possesses a magnificent singing voice. Under the guidance of the irascible but talent...
