In this close study of Donizetti's seminal masterpiece Anna Bolena, Gossett examines the composer's autograph manuscripts to reveal the arduous procedure of com

Gaetano Donizetti: A Research and Information Guide offers an annotated reference guide to the life and works of this important Italian opera composer. The book

Following the earlier volumes in the Studies in Musical Genesis and Structure series, Mahler's Fourth Symphony is a study of origins of one of Mahler's most pop

Though studying opera often requires attention to aesthetics, libretti, staging, singers, compositional history, and performance history, the music itself is ce

This study is the first to explore the significance of aria insertion, the practice that allowed singers to introduce music of their own choice into productions