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The Mountain Bird
''The Mountain Bird'' (Norwegian: ''Fjeldfuglen'') is an unfinished opera libretto written by Henrik Ibsen in 1859. The opera was to have themes of Norwegian romantic nationalism, but Ibsen eventually lost interest in the associated themes and ceased development of the text. It was not published in his lifetime. The play was first produced and performed by Grusomhetens Teater in Oslo in 2009, 150 years after its inception. References External links 1856 plays Plays by Henrik Ibsen Unfinished plays Opera libretti {{1850s-play-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Libretto
A libretto (Italian for "booklet") is the text used in, or intended for, an extended musical work such as an opera, operetta, masque, oratorio, cantata or Musical theatre, musical. The term ''libretto'' is also sometimes used to refer to the text of major liturgical works, such as the Mass (liturgy), Mass, requiem and sacred cantata, or the story line of a ballet. ''Libretto'' (; plural ''libretti'' ), from Italian, is the diminutive of the word ''wiktionary:libro#Italian, libro'' ("book"). Sometimes other-language equivalents are used for libretti in that language, ''livret'' for French works, ''Textbuch'' for German and ''libreto'' for Spanish. A libretto is distinct from a synopsis or scenario of the plot, in that the libretto contains all the words and stage directions, while a synopsis summarizes the plot. Some ballet historians also use the word ''libretto'' to refer to the 15 to 40 page books which were on sale to 19th century ballet audiences in Paris and contained a ve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
