Opera Guide for Beginners

The Marriage of Figaro, The Freeshooter, The Ring of the Nibelung

With a foreword of Opera Star Simon Estes!

published at SCHOTT;

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English Version and German versions.

"Jasmin Solfaghari is a successful Director with extensive stage experience. You can tell immediately when reading her book "Opera Guide for Beginners", published by the prestigious publishing house SCHOTT Music. The dialect versions are special within this Opera Guide: so far in Saxon and Alemannic, others will follow. But also one who does not understand these dialects may still profit from them, because every book is preceded by the High German version (the English version is in preparation).
The Narrator character Luna acts as an intermediary and leads us into the world of Opera and stage. He chose three works of Opera literature in this book, which seem almost predestined for newcomers to Opera: Mozart's ‘The marriage of Figaro’ (Le nozze di Figaro), Weber's ‘Der Freischütz’ and Wagner's ‘Der Ring des Nibelungen’. The descriptions of the works, which are consciously interpreted from the theatre practice are lively and focused on the essentials. In addition to every opera is a vividly designed graphic: "Who belongs to who?" and a summary with conclusions.
The practical insights that lead us 'behind the scenery' are particularly successful. Exciting and understandable, without indoctrinating, the world of the theater is explained and brought near to us: "What is a pants role?" - "What does one drink on stage?" or "Fire on the stage" are just a few examples of many other themes. Jasmin Solfaghari’s “Opera Guide for Beginners” shows interesting facts from the world of Opera in a competent and yet entertaining way. And the respective dialect versions of this very special Opera Guide? Simply delicious – as the quote from Christian Morgenstern asserts: "Only with the dialect the spoken language begins!"
Highly recommended, not only for "Opera Beginners"!"

Lectures at Richard Wagner Societies in San Francisco and Los Angeles in 2020-2024,

and HCUND, United Nations, New York