- Veinus, Abraham, and John Clarke Adams. “Rigolettoas Drama.” In Atti
(#1802), v.3, 464–494.
Considers the proper goals for modern productions, following Verdi’s ideas for
the premiere and performance traditions since that time. - Corte, Andrea della. “Saggio di bibliografia delle critiche al Rigoletto.” Ed.
and completed by Marcello Conati. Verdi3–9 (1982): 1,634–1,772.
Reviews and critiques drawn from various writings about the opera are sum-
marized, with some direct quotations. - Gualerzi, Giorgio. “Il cammino dell’opera.” Verdi 7//8/9 (1969–1982): 147–
176; 980–1,014; 1,588–1,633.
A detailed reception study, using the writings of singers and critics.
Simon Boccanegra
ASO19 (1979; 1994), ENOG 22 (1983). Atti(#1802), v.4, is primarily about it.
- Osthoff, Wolfgang. “Die beiden Boccanegra: Fassungen und der Beginn von
Verdis Spätwerk.” Analecta musicologica1 (1963): 70–89.
A technical comparison of the two versions, with footnotes and musical ex-
amples. - Detels, Claire Janice. “Giuseppe Verdi’s Simon Boccanegra: A Comparison of
the 1857 and 1881 Versions.” Ph.D. diss., U. of Washington, 1982. vi, 221p.
Harwood (#1800), item 883, cites two short spin-off articles from this study. - Noske, Frits R. “Simon Boccanegra: One Plot, Two Dramas.” In Signifier
(#1285), 215–240.
Finds the revision to be completely different dramatically from the original,
although the plot remains as it was. The relationship between events and emo-
tion is enhanced. With a tabular comparison of the two versions. - Sopart, Andreas. “Giuseppe Verdis Simon Boccanegra(1857 und 1881): Eine
musikalisch-dramaturgische Analyse.” Analecta musicologica 26 (1988):
1–213.
This issue of the journal is devoted to Sopart’s study, the most elaborate of the
comparisons between the two versions. - Cone, Edward T. “On the Road to Otello: Tonality and Structure in Simon
Boccanegra.” Studi verdiani1 (1982): 72–98.
The revision reinforces the tonal structure of the work, which is focused on a
circle of keys a major third apart. Dramatic development is enhanced by the
stronger harmonic basis. (Note Parker’s comments, in #1887.) - Neuls-Bates, Carol. “Verdi’s Les vêpres siciliennes(1855) and Simon Bocca-
negra(1857).” Ph.D. diss., Yale U., 1970. 2v.
Considers the two cited operas as harbingers of Verdi’s new style, exhibited in
Un ballo in maschera.
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