Publisher's Synopsis
Music by Gioachino Rossini Libretto by Felice Romani 52 pages Introduction Andrew Porter's nimble-tongued translation... has been much praised for its cleverness andverbal play... but what is perhaps even more remarkable about it is the fa ct that all theinformation necessary to the understanding of what is after all a very compli cated plot isimparted with such complete clarity. Richard Dyer The Boston Globe
