The Book Series: Guo Chen, Stella and Carlo Alberto Petruzzi, eds. 2021–2023. Precise Word-By-Word Explanation of Italian Opera Librettos in Chinese in Eight Volumes,

Abstract

This review essay focuses on the eight-volume book series: Petruzzi Carlo Alberto and Stella Guo Chen, eds. (2021–2023), Precise Word-by-Word Explanation of Italian Opera Librettos in Chinese (8 volumes), as the main subject. Only the most essentail parts are critically investigated. They derive from 1) G. Donizetti and F.Romani, “L'elisir d’amore”; 2) P. Mascagni, G. Targioni-Tozzetti, and G. Menasci, “Cavalleria Rusticana”; R. Leoncavallo, “Pagliacci”; 3) G. Puccini, G. Giacosa, and L. Illica, “La Bohème”; 4) G. Puccini, G. Giacosa, and L. Illica, “Tosca”; 5) G. Verdi and F. M. Piave, “Rigoletto”; 6) G. Verdi and F. M. Piave, “La Traviata”; 7) G. Verdi, S. Cammarano and L. E. Bardare, “Il Trovatore”; and 8) G. Puccini, G. Giacosa, and L. Illica, “Madama Butterfly”.