Three Melodramas by Pietro Metastasio - Paperback

by Pietro Metastasio (Author), Joseph G. Fucilla (Translator)

Pietro Antonio Domenico Trapassi (1698-1782) was an Italian poet and librettist, considered the most important writer of opera seria libretti. In this volume, Pietro Metastasio presents new translations of Dido Abandoned, Demetrius, and The Olympiad that stay close to the original form and wording. Featuring an introduction that highlights the playwright's life and significant innovations in dramatic technique as well as a short bibliography, Fucilla's translations will be of interest not only to literary scholars, but also to those concerned with the history of music.

Author Biography

Joseph G. Fucilla is professor emeritus of Spanish and Italian at Northwestern University. He holds a doctorate from the University of Chicago and is the author of numerous studies in the language and literature of Spain and Italy, and in comparative literature. Mr. Fucilla is a member of learned academies and recipient of scholarly awards in the United States and abroad.