Fisher, Burton D.

Overview

Works:	522 works in 1,202 publications in 2 languages and 190,812 library holdings
Genres:	Stories, plots, etc
Roles:	Editor
Classifications:	ML50.P965, 782.10268

Publication Timeline

1990 |

|2020

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Publications about Burton D Fisher

Publications by Burton D Fisher

Most widely held works by Burton D Fisher

Verdi's La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi ( )
18 editions published between 2001 and 2007 in English and held by 5,290 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
-- Engaging Commentary and Analysis about the composer, the opera and its characters.-- Story Narrative with Music Highlight Examples-- A complete Libretto (newly translated) that incorporates Music Highlight Examples-- A Discography-- A Videography-- A Dictionary of Opera and Musical TermsEach Opera Classics Library edition is a comprehensive guide and complete analysis and evaluation of a specific opera; each is a unique "encyclopedia" that integrates important and pertinent information about each timeless classic. The objective of Opera Classics Library is to unlock opera's mysteries for the general audience, and enlighten and educate. Understanding and knowledge are the master keys to enhance enjoyment and appreciation of this great art form.Alexandre Dumas, in the final words of his novel, La Dame aux Camelias, dutifully summed up the sense of poignancy that became the basis of one of Verdi's most treasured operas: "Sleep in peace, Marguerite! Much will be forgiven you for you have greatly loved." La Traviata is an intimate portrait of a woman's agonizing defeat against the forces of destiny. Verdi's music score is a tone poem that musically captures the story's profound human passions and psychological depth

Mozart's Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ( )
11 editions published between 2002 and 2005 in English and held by 3,832 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A complete, newly translated libretto featuring foreign/English translation side-by-side, plus music examples

Puccini's Tosca by Giacomo Puccini ( )
15 editions published between 2001 and 2005 in English and held by 3,790 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Puccini's Tosca is a high-voltage, powerful and sensational opera thriller that is crammed with actoin, intense, and sometimes ferocious, supercharged dramatic confrontations: a true music drama

Puccini's Manon Lescaut by Giacomo Puccini ( )
10 editions published between 2003 and 2005 in English and held by 3,694 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A newly translated Libretto featuring foreign language/English side-by-side, and music examples interspersed throughout the text

Bizet's Carmen by Georges Bizet ( )
15 editions published between 2001 and 2005 in English and held by 3,648 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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Mozart's The marriage of Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ( )
15 editions published between 2001 and 2005 in English and held by 3,643 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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Puccini's Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini ( )
17 editions published between 2001 and 2006 in English and held by 3,638 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A newly translated LIBRETTO of Puccini's MADAMA BUTTERFLY with many music examples

Rossini's The Barber of Seville by Gioacchino Rossini ( )
15 editions published between 2001 and 2007 in English and held by 3,634 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A comprehensive guide to Rossini's THE BARBER OF SEVILLE, featuring insightful and in depth Commentary and Analysis, a complete, newly translated Libretto with Italian/English side-by side, and over 35 music highlight examples

Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti ( )
17 editions published between 2002 and 2006 in English and held by 3,562 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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Puccini's La Bohème by Giacomo Puccini ( )
13 editions published between 2001 and 2005 in English and held by 3,478 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
-- Engaging Commentary and Analysis about the composer, the opera and its characters.-- Story Narrative with Music Highlight Examples-- A complete Libretto (newly translated) that incorporates Music Highlight Examples-- A Discography-- A Videography-- A Dictionary of Opera and Musical TermsEach Opera Classics Library edition is a comprehensive guide and complete analysis and evaluation of a specific opera; each is a unique "encyclopedia" that integrates important and pertinent information about each timeless classic. The objective of Opera Classics Library is to unlock opera's mysteries for the general audience, and enlighten and educate. Understanding and knowledge are the master keys to enhance enjoyment and appreciation of this great art form.Puccini's La Boheme remains a treasured sentimental favorite of opera-goers worldwide. Certainly, the critic Harold Schoenberg had La Boheme in mind when he commented, "While the basis of Verdi's operas is a battle cry, the basis of Puccini's operas is a mating call." La Boheme is about youthful aspiration and tender love. Its poignant story and Puccini's soul-searching music emphasize how tragedy and grief can elevate humanity to consciousness, awareness, and maturity

Mozart's The magic flute by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ( )
14 editions published between 2001 and 2006 in English and held by 3,390 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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Verdi's Aida by Giuseppe Verdi ( )
8 editions published between 2001 and 2005 in English and held by 3,385 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A comprehensive guide to Verdi's Aïda, featuring insightful and in depth commentary and analysis, a complete, newly translated libretto with ItalianEnglish side-by side, and over 30 music highlight examples

Verdi's Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi ( )
12 editions published between 2002 and 2005 in English and held by 3,358 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A comprehensive guide to Verdi's RIGOLETTO, featuring insightful and in depth Commentary and Analysis, a complete, newly translated Libretto with Italian/English side-by side, and over 35 music highlight examples

Verdi's Otello by Giuseppe Verdi ( )
13 editions published between 2001 and 2005 in English and held by 3,353 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
-- Engaging Commentary and Analysis about the composer, the opera and its characters.-- Story Narrative with Music Highlight Examples-- A complete Libretto (newly translated) that incorporates Music Highlight Examples-- A Discography-- A Videography-- A Dictionary of Opera and Musical TermsEach Opera Classics Library edition is a comprehensive guide and complete analysis and evaluation of a specific opera; each is a unique "encyclopedia" that integrates important and pertinent information about each timeless classic. The objective of Opera Classics Library is to unlock opera's mysteries for the general audience, and enlighten and educate. Understanding and knowledge are the master keys to enhance enjoyment and appreciation of this great art form.After the tremendously successful premier of Otello, Verdi responded to his librettist Arrigo Boito's enthusiastic congratulations: "Congratulations to HIM -- to Shakespeare, the immortal bard." Verdi's Otello represents the ultimate flowering of the composer's musico-dramatic genius, a milestone in Italian opera whose portrait of a tragic human conflict becomes intensified by the emotive power of its music

Mozart's Così fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ( )
14 editions published between 2003 and 2007 in English and Undetermined and held by 3,287 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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Puccini's Il trittico Il tabarro, Suor Angelica, Gianni Schicchi by Giacomo Puccini ( )
9 editions published between 2002 and 2003 in English and held by 2,969 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A comprehensive guide to Puccini's IL TRITTICO (IL TABARRO, SUOR ANGELICA, GIANNI SCHICCHI), featuring Brief Story Synopsis, Principal Characters, Story Narrative with Music Highlight Examples, a complete, newly translated libretto of each opera with Italian/English translation side-by-side, an in depth and insightful Commentary and Analysis, a Discography, Videography and Dictionary of Opera and Musical terms

Puccini's Turandot by Giacomo Puccini ( )
10 editions published between 2001 and 2005 in English and held by 2,675 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Turandot, considered by many Puccini's magnum opus, is an incredible operatic masterpiece, a remarkable blend of heroic grandeur, exoticism, and powerful romantic and poignant sentimentalism

Strauss's Salome by Richard Strauss ( )
12 editions published between 2002 and 2005 in English and held by 2,466 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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A history of opera milestones and metamorphoses by Burton D Fisher ( )
12 editions published between 2003 and 2005 in English and held by 2,394 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A comprehensive history of opera that traces each milestone in opera history from the 16th century Camerata through the next 400 years, and featurrd in depth analysis of all important genres: the Baroque, Classical, and Romantic eras, Bel Canto, Opera Buffa, German Romanticism, Wagner and music drama, Verismo, Impressionism, Expressionism, Serialism, and much more

Puccini's Suor Angelica by Giacomo Puccini ( )
11 editions published between 2001 and 2007 in English and Italian and held by 2,252 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A newly translated Libretto featuring foreign language/English side-by-side, and music examples interspersed throughout the text