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Translating Music and Theater

The Impossible Takes a Little Longer: Translating Opera into English

Works Cited

  • Anonymous, trans. Der Freischütz. Composer Carl Maria von Weber. Librettist Johann Friedrich Kind. New York: Fred Rullman, n.d.
  • Boieldieu, François Adrien, composer. Ma tante Aurore. [My Aunt Aurore]. Librettist Charles de Longchamps. Translated by Mark Herman and Ronnie Apter, 1981.
  • Gounod, Charles François, composer. Le médecin malgré lui [The Doctor in Spite of Himself]. Librettists Paul Jules Barbier and Michel Carré. Based on the farce by J.B.P. Molière. Translated by Mark Herman and Ronnie Apter, 1979.
  • MacFarren, Natalia and Theodore Baker, trans. Der Freischütz. Composer Carl Maria von Weber. Librettist Johann Friedrich Kind. New York: G. Schirmer, 1904.
  • Martin, Ruth and Thomas, trans. La Traviata. Composer Giuseppe Verdi. Librettist Francesco Maria Piave. New York: G. Schirmer, 1961.
  • Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, composer. Die Zauberflöte [The Magic Flute]. Librettist Emanuel Johann Schikaneder. Translated by Mark Herman and Ronnie Apter, 1982.
  • Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, composer. Die Entführung aus dem Serail [The Abduction from the Seraglio], Librettist Gottlieb Stephanie, Jr. Librettist Gottlieb Stephanie, Jr. Translated by Mark Herman and Ronnie Apter, 1988.
  • Siegel, Morton and Waldo Lyman, trans. Die Entführung aus dem Serail [The Abduction from the Seraglio], Composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Librettist Gottlieb Stephanie, Jr. New York: International Music Company, 1956.
  • Smetana, Bedrich, composer. Dve vdovy [Two Widows]. Librettist Emanuel Züngel. Translated by Mark Herman and Ronnie Apter, 1984.
  • Sonneck, George Oscar. “What’s Wrong with Opera in New York?” In The World Treasury of Grand Opera: Its Triumphs, Trials and Great Personalities. Edited by George R. Marek. New York: Harper, 1957.
  • Taylor, Deems. “The Case for Translated Opera.” In The World Treasury of Grand Opera: Its Triumphs, Trials and Great Personalities. Edited by George R. Marek. New York: Harper, 1957.
  • Translations by Mark Herman and Ronnie Apter are copyright by Mark Herman and Ronnie Apter and are available from them at 906 South Kinney Avenue, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan 48858, The United States of America. Except for brief phrases quoted in reviews, none may be cited or reproduced without permission.
  • Verdi, Giuseppe, composer. Un giorno di regno [A Day in the Reign]. Librettist Felice Romani. Translated by Mark Herman and Ronnie Apter, 1983.
  • Verdi, Giuseppe, composer. La Traviata. Librettist Francesco Maria Piave. Based on La dame aux camélias by Alexandre Dumas fils. Translated by Mark Herman and Ronnie Apter, 1987.
  • Wagner, Richard, composer and librettist. Das Rheingold [The Rhinegold]. Translated by Mark Herman and Ronnie Apter, 1983.
  • Weber, Carl Maria von, composer. Abu Hassan. Librettist Franz Karl Hiemer. Based on a tale in The Thousand and One Nights. Translated by Mark Herman and Ronnie Apter, 1980.
  • Weber, Carl Maria von, composer. Der Freischütz. Librettist Johann Friedrich Kind. Based on a tale in Gespensterbuch. Translated by Mark Herman and Ronnie Apter, 1988.

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