MOZART


The Magic Flute Easy Piano Picture Book, Faber Music, 1990
lyrics and story by Amanda Holden, with pictures by Robin Richmond published in English; translated into Japanese, 1990; German, 1990 and Hungarian, 1991 (Click image to order via Amazon)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Don Giovanni The translation by Amanda and Anthony Holden, Andre Deutsch, 1987; The first version of the Holden translation; written for Jonathan Miller’s 1985 ENO production (and revised several times by Amanda for various productions, including David McVicar’s at Opera North; this version is on the Chandos recording)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Two chapters (Mozart’s Journeys pp. 135-6; Operas pp.240-255;) in The Mozart Compendium, A Guide to Mozart’s Life and Music edited by H.C.Robbins Landon. Thames & Hudson, 1990
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

RIMSKY-KORSAKOV


Berceuse (Lullaby) from Sadko, English translation commissioned for The LESLEY GARRETT Song Collection. Chester Music, 2000
 
 
 
 

ROSSINI


The Barber of Seville
English translation by Amanda & Anthony Holden published in Bärenreiter Urtext vocal score (BA 10 506b); Bärenreiter, 2010 (Click the image to order from Bärenreiter)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

WAGNER


Lohengrin
English translation by Amanda Holden published, in parallel with the original German libretto, in Opera Guide 47, pp.63-93, English National Opera Series, editor: Nicholas John; John Calder, London/Riverrun Press, New York, 1993 (Click on image to purchase from Amazon)