How Long to Read Puccini's La Boheme (the Dover Opera Libretto Series)

How Long Does it Take to Read Puccini's La Boheme (the Dover Opera Libretto Series)?

It takes the average reader 1 hour and 41 minutes to read Puccini's La Boheme (the Dover Opera Libretto Series) by Giacomo Puccini

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Next to Verdi's A‹da, Giacomo Puccini's La BohŠme is the most popular opera ever written. Performances of A‹da, La BohŠme, Carmen, and Don Giovanni ? the four operas most often performed ? constitute approximately 75 percent of the yearly schedule of operas throughout the world. This volume contains everything the opera goer needs to derive full satisfaction from La BohŠme except the musical score itself. Most important, it provides the complete text of the Italian libretto, just as it is actually sung; that is, where a singer repeats a phrase several times, each of the repetitions is given here. And facing the Italian text is a completely new translation of the libretto into modern, idiomatic English. In addition to the libretto and English translation, this edition provides a careful, concise summary of the plot of La BohŠme and a complete list of the opera's characters. There is also a brief, highly informative introduction by the translator that traces Puccini's masterpiece back to its source in Henry Murger's autobiographical novel La Vie BohŠme, illuminating the early history of the opera and its later development. Opera lovers can use this book with their own recordings of the opera, read it before attending a performance, or can easily take it along to the performance itself. Those who have regretted the lack of a good, authentic, readable edition of the Italian libretto of La BohŠme, and have complained of the stodginess of existing English translations, will recognize in this book a first-rate aid to the understanding of one of Puccini's most celebrated operas.

How long is Puccini's La Boheme (the Dover Opera Libretto Series)?

Puccini's La Boheme (the Dover Opera Libretto Series) by Giacomo Puccini is 98 pages long, and a total of 25,284 words.

This makes it 33% the length of the average book. It also has 31% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Puccini's La Boheme (the Dover Opera Libretto Series) Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 18 minutes to read Puccini's La Boheme (the Dover Opera Libretto Series) aloud.

What Reading Level is Puccini's La Boheme (the Dover Opera Libretto Series)?

Puccini's La Boheme (the Dover Opera Libretto Series) is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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