Scribe was asked to rewrite the libretto in 1851, with the hero changed to Vasco da Gama, and focussed on his epic voyage around the Cape of Good Hope to India. In its glorious vocal writing, resplendent orchestral colouring and fragrant exoticism, it was a source of delight to many, like Franz Liszt.
| ISBN-13 | 9781904303442 |
| Book Title | L'Africaine |
| ISBN | 9781904303442 |
| Subject Area | Music |
| Item Length | 11.8 in |
| Publication Year | 2005 |
| Type | Textbook |
| Format | Hardcover |
| Language | English |
| Item Weight | 16 Oz |
| Item Width | 8.7 in |
| Number Of Pages | 904 Pages |
Scribe was asked to rewrite the libretto in 1851, with the hero changed to Vasco da Gama, and focussed on his epic voyage around the Cape of Good Hope to India. In its glorious vocal writing, resplendent orchestral colouring and fragrant exoticism, it was a source of delight to many, like Franz Liszt.
