Bellinis Grand Opera Of Norma In Two Acts Libretto PDF Download

Excerpt from Norma: A Lyrical Tragedy, in Three Acts In offering the present translation to the public, Mr. Sutton begs to make a few remarks. When quitting this country for Italy, his intention was to pursue his studies so as to enable him to produce correct transla tions of any opera Mrs. Sutton might perform in. Without a literal and correct translation of the poet's ideas, the effect of the music is lost - as the music was composed to the words, and not the words to the music. This object attained, Americans are equally enabled to enjoy with the foreigner the works of a Mozart, Rossini, Bellini, or Donizetti. The public, therefore, and par ticularly those who have seen the Opera abroad, will be enabled to judge whether his efforts have been crowned with success; their approval and approbation will be his greatest reward. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.