Shakespeare In 19th-Century Opera

The book analyses selected 19th-century operas based on Shakespeare’s plays from the perspective of their relations to the literature, aesthetics and philosophy of the Romantic period. The texts discussed here include Verdi’s Macbeth, Otello and Falstaff, Rossini’s Otello", Halévy’s "The Tempest", Gounod’s "Romeo and Juliet" and Thomas’s "Hamlet".