17 Bücher ähnlich wie Comus
Die Bettleroper
The beggar's opera, John Gay. Revised version of http://ota.ox.ac.uk/id/1796 . The beggar's opera Gay, John, 1685-1732 Bear, Richard s.n. s.l. [1765]
Gemeinsame Themen: Scores, Librettos
Der Ritt der Walküren
A landmark in the history of opera, Die Walküre is the most popular and most frequently performed opera among those that make up the Ring Cycle. It contains some of Wagner's best-known and memorable music and stands alone as a complete work. This present edition reproduces the full orchestral and vocal score in a clear, modern engraving with large, legible notation for easy reading and study. Do…
Gemeinsame Themen: Scores, Librettos
Don Giovanni
"The English National Opera Guides were originally conceived in partnership with the English National Opera and edited by Nicholas John, the ENO's dramaturg, who died tragically in an accident in the Alps. Most of the guides are devoted to a single opera, which is described in detail—with many articles that cover its history and information about the composer and his times. The complete libretto…
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Richard Wagner über Tristan und Isolde
This libretto contains the original German text and an English translation of the opera by Richard Wagner. It tells the story of a princess who is forced into an arranged marriage with a king, but has fallen in love with another man.
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Eine englische Übersetzung von Parsifal, dem heiligen Festspiel von Richard Wagner
"Parsifal," holiday matinee February 22, 1940 for the benefit of Children's Health Service of the New York Diet Kitchen Association (Inc. 1873).
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Ouvertüre zu Tannhäuser
Tannhäuser (; full title , "Tannhäuser and the Minnesängers' Contest at Wartburg") is an 1845 opera in three acts, with music and text by Richard Wagner (WWV 70 in the catalogue of the composers works). It is based on two German legends: Tannhäuser, the mythologized medieval German Minnesänger and poet, and the tale of the Wartburg Song Contest. The story centres on the struggle between sacred…
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Lalla Rookh
Lalla Rookh is an Oriental romance by Thomas Moore, published in 1817. The title is taken from the name of the heroine, the daughter of the 17th-century Mughal emperor Aurangzeb. The work consists of four narrative poems with a connecting tale in prose. Wikipedia
Gemeinsame Themen: Values, Poetry
Sie bückt sich, um zu erobern
She Stoops to Conquer is a comedy by the Anglo-Irish author Oliver Goldsmith, first performed in London in 1773.
Gemeinsame Themen: Librettos, Poetry
Manon Lescaut
Set in France and Louisiana in the early 18th century, the story follows the hero, the Chevalier des Grieux, and his lover, Manon Lescaut. Des Grieux comes from noble and landed family, but forfeits his hereditary wealth and incurs the disappointment of his father by running away with Manon. In Paris, the young lovers enjoy a blissful cohabitation, while Des Grieux struggles to satisfy Manon's…
Gemeinsame Themen: Librettos, Romance
Die verrückte Frau
THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From bestselling author Meagan Church comes a haunting exploration of identity, motherhood, and the suffocating grip of societal expectations that will leave you questioning the lives we build—and the lies we live. They called it hysteria. She called it survival. Lulu Mayfield has spent the last five years molding herself into the perfect 1950s housewife.…
Gemeinsame Themen: Romance
Der gefrorene Fluss: Ein GMA Book Club Pick
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • GMA BOOK CLUB PICK • AN NPR BOOK OF THE YEAR • From the New York Times bestselling author of I Was Anastasia and Code Name Hélène comes a gripping historical mystery inspired by the life and diary of Martha Ballard, a renowned 18th-century midwife who defied the legal system and wrote herself into American history. "Fans of Outlander…
Gemeinsame Themen: Romance
Die Löwinnen von Teheran
In 1950s Tehran, seven-year-old Ellie lives in grand comfort until the untimely death of her father, forcing Ellie and her mother to move to a tiny home downtown. Lonely and bearing the brunt of her mother’s endless grievances, Ellie dreams of a friend to alleviate her isolation.
Luckily, on the first day of school, she meets Homa, a kind, passionate girl with a brave and irrepressible spirit.…
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Töchter der Sonne und des Mondes
In 1870, three Chinese women arrive in the small, dusty, and violent pueblo of Los Angeles. Dove, the bound-footed daughter of an imperial scholar, is entrancing and innocent. These characteristics should bring her great rewards, beginning with her arranged marriage to a much older merchant. Petal, the big-footed daughter of peasants, has grown up hungry and with dirt between her toes. In a…
Gemeinsame Themen: Romance
Ein Paar Asse: Reese's Buchclub
REESE’S BOOK CLUB PICK • A gripping novel about two trailblazing women on opposite sides of the law—a prosecutor and a madam—who team up to bring down notorious Mob boss Lucky Luciano in 1930s New York, from the New York Times bestselling authors of the million-copy bestseller The Personal Librarian. Eunice Carter, assistant district attorney for the City of New York and Manhattan’s first Black…
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Eine Gründungsmutter
A REESE’S BOOK CLUB PICK In time for the 250th Anniversary of the birth of the United States comes a sweeping, intimate portrayal of Abigail Adams—wife of one president and mother to another—whose wit, willpower, and wisdom helped shape the fledgling republic. A stunning historical novel with modern-day implications from the New York Times bestselling authors of America’s First Daughter and My…
Gemeinsame Themen: Romance
Alle zerbrochenen Orte
All the Broken Places is a historical fiction novel by John Boyne. It was published on 15 September 2022 by Doubleday. A sequel to The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2006), the book follows Gretel, a now-elderly woman living in London, who is forced to face her past in Nazi Germany after a new family moves in downstairs. The story is split into three parts, each taking place in two time periods and…
Gemeinsame Themen: Romance
Das gestohlene Leben der Colette Marceau
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Kristin Harmel, the New York Times bestselling author who “is the best there is at sweeping historical drama” (Kelly Harms, author of The Seven Day Switch ), returns with an electrifying new novel about two jewel thieves, a priceless bracelet that disappears in 1940s Paris, and a quest for answers in a decades-old murder. Colette Marceau has been stealing jewels…
Gemeinsame Themen: Romance