Smith’s critical history of the libretto—the first book about opera to focus on the words and their relationship to the music. It covers such notable librettists as Lorenzo Da Ponte, Eugène Scribe, Emile Zola, Arrigo Boito, W. S. Gilbert, Wagner, Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Gertrude Stein, and Bertolt Brecht.
Author: Patrick Smith
Title: The Tenth Muse: A Historical Study of the Opera Libretto
Edition: First Edition, first printing
Published: New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1970
Physical Description: Hardcover; Large Octavo; 417p
Condition: Very good condition dust jacket with edge wear, light chipping, and mild rubbing to surfaces—in dust jacket cover. Boards and spine very clean with mild bumping to corners and crushing at spine ends. Binding solid and square. Pages toned.
Comments: Very nice copy
