Description
Italian playwright Carlo Gozzi (1720-1806) is best known for his plays that have famously been adapted into opera librettos. Puccini's final opera, Turandot, was based on a play by Gozzi. Prokofiev's The Love of Three Oranges is also based on a Gozzi play. Richard Wagner's first opera, Die Feen, is based on Gozzi's La Donna Serpente. Mozart's The Magic Flute contains many elements that are similar to Gozzi's plays.
Gozzi is well known for reviving commedia dell'arte, an ancient form of Italian improvisational theater that had fallen out of favor before his time. This is the first full biography in English of the most successful playwright in 18th century Venice.
About the Author
John Louis DiGaetani, professor emeritus of English at Hofstra University, is the author of numerous books about opera and theater.
Reviews
"the first full biography in English of the important Italian playwright Gozzi"-Reference & Research Book News.
Book Information
ISBN 9780786493784
Author John Louis DiGaetani
Format Paperback
Page Count 223
Imprint McFarland & Co Inc
Publisher McFarland & Co Inc
Weight(grams) 313g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 11mm
