Word: libretto
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Both the music and the libretto were written by Professor Paine. The story is founded on the old Provencal tale of "Aucassin et Nicollette, and the scene is laid in Provence at the time of the early Crusades. Azara is a Moorish princess, who was brought from Spain in her infancy, and with whom, Gontran, the son of the King of Provence, falls in love. Rainuls, the King, separates the two lovers, as he desires Azara for himself. Malek, a Moorish chief, whom Gontran has conquered in battle but set at liberty again, finds that Azara is the daughter...
Copies of the libretto of Aeschylus' "Agamemnon" will be placed on sale today at the Co-operative, Sever's, and Thurston's; in Boston at Herrick's and the W. B. Clarke Company; and early next week may be bought in New York from Brentano, 5 Union square and from Tyson and Company, Fifth Avenue Hotel: in Philadelphia from John J. McVoy, 1229 Arch street; in Chicago from E. L. Cornell, University Theatre Agency, University of Chicago...
...libretto, by W. W. Goodwin '51, Eliot Professor of Greek Literature, Emeritus, contains a summary of the other two plays which deal with the continuation of the story, a revised text, and a translation which has been made as literal as possible with a view to its use at the presentation of the play in June. The pamphlet is made up of 151 pages of octavo size and costs 50 cents in paper covers, 75 cents in cloth...
Copies of the Libretto, containing a Greek text and a translation by Professor W. W. Goodwin '51, will be placed on sale (price, in paper, 50 cents; in cloth, 75 cents) on or before...
...libretto, a Greek text with an English translation, by Professor Goodwin, will be placed on sale in about a fortnight...