TY - BOOK ID - 78436943 TI - Three Melodramas by Pietro Metastasio PY - 1981 SN - 0813163870 9780813163871 0813114004 0813153727 9780813153728 0813194857 9780813194851 PB - Lexington, Kentucky : The University of Kentucky Press, DB - UniCat KW - Dido KW - Alyssa KW - Elissa KW - Dido, KW - Drama. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:78436943 AB - Pietro Antonio Domenico Trapassi (1698--1782) was an Italian poet and librettist, considered the most important writer of opera seria libretti. In this volume, Pietro Metastasio presents new translations of Dido Abandoned, Demetrius, and The Olympiad that stay close to the original form and wording. Featuring an introduction that highlights the playwright's life and significant innovations in dramatic technique as well as a short bibliography, Fucilla's translations will be of interest not only to literary scholars, but also to those concerned with the history of music. ER -