Boito
arrigo
[uh-ree-goh;; italian ahr-ree-gaw] /əˈri goʊ;; italian ɑrˈri gɔ/ (show ipa), 1842–1918, italian opera composer, poet, and novelist.
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boito is most happily inspired by margaret, and the two scenes in which she appears are masterpieces of beauty and pathos.
the opera r.a. streatfeild
rafael stared in open-mouthed wonderment at the signatures of the old verdi and of boito.
the torrent vicente blasco ibaez
the third opera was boito’s mefistofele, for which 8,000 reserved seats were sold.
the mapleson memoirs, vol i james h. mapleson
an actual depiction, or a direct expression (such as is attempted in the prologue of boito’s mefistofele) was thereby avoided.
symphonies and their meaning; third series, modern symphonies philip h. goepp
this is a hint to musicians of the school of wagner—to that rare dramatic genius, boito!
the memoirs of count carlo gozzi; volume the first count carlo gozzi
this, one of the few p-ssages in the libretto not immediately derived from shakespeare, is a triumph on boito’s part.
the opera r.a. streatfeild
then follows a charming episode, another of boito’s interpolations, in which a band of cypriotes bring flowers to desdemona.
the opera r.a. streatfeild
boito’s libretto is, perhaps, the best written and planned book ever presented to a composer.
verdi: man and musician frederick james crowest
noun
arrigo (arˈriɡo). 1842–1918, italian operatic composer and librettist, whose works include the opera mefistofele (1868) and the librettos for verdi’s otello and falstaff
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