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questa esposizione fa di Giuseppe Verdi un’opera in fieri.

English translation: opus in the making

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Italian term or phrase:questa esposizione fa di Giuseppe Verdi un’opera in fieri.
English translation:opus in the making

06:03 Dec 19, 2013
    The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2013-12-22 07:54:09 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)


Italian to English translations [PRO]
Journalism
Italian term or phrase: questa esposizione fa di Giuseppe Verdi un’opera in fieri.
Dai costumi di scena all’interesse del mondo del cinema per la sua figura di uomo, di compositore e di interprete attivo delle istanze politiche dell’Italia nascente, passando attraverso i suoi scritti, le sue sinfonie autografe – e vedere uno spartito scritto di pugno da un animo così grande suscita davvero una certa emozione – fino ad una sezione fra le più riuscite di tutto il percorso ad opera dell’Istituto per i Beni Sonori ed Audiovisivi, che racconta l’evoluzione del sonoro attraverso diversi ascolti, dalle prime incisioni su cera ai CD, questa esposizione fa di Giuseppe Verdi un’opera in fieri.
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opus in the making
Explanation:
The phrase works in Italian because of the word play on "opera = opera" and "opera in fieri = work in progress" but you can get something of the flavour with a translation along the lines of:

The exhibition makes Giuseppe Verdi's opera an opus in the making.

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Note added at 1 hr (2013-12-19 07:20:50 GMT)
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The exhibition "turns GV's opera into an opus in the making" or "presents GV's opera as an opus in the making" would avoid the rather inelegant repetition of "mak-".
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Giles Watson
Italy
Local time: 18:27
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Grazie
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2opus in the making
Giles Watson
4trascends the boundries of time of Verdi's masterworks
Inter-Tra
4the exhibition allows the visitor to see GV’s works (as if being) created again/born anew (see more)
ViBe


  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
un’opera in fieri
opus in the making


Explanation:
The phrase works in Italian because of the word play on "opera = opera" and "opera in fieri = work in progress" but you can get something of the flavour with a translation along the lines of:

The exhibition makes Giuseppe Verdi's opera an opus in the making.

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Note added at 1 hr (2013-12-19 07:20:50 GMT)
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The exhibition "turns GV's opera into an opus in the making" or "presents GV's opera as an opus in the making" would avoid the rather inelegant repetition of "mak-".

Giles Watson
Italy
Local time: 18:27
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 28
Grading comment
Grazie

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  writeaway: http://www.aurorainternationaljournal.com/USA/TabId/95/ArtMI...
16 mins
agree  P.L.F. Persio
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
trascends the boundries of time of Verdi's masterworks


Explanation:
In this context 'opera' means all Verdi's masterworks, therefore must be in plural.

Inter-Tra
Italy
Local time: 18:27
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
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2 days 10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
the exhibition allows the visitor to see GV’s works (as if being) created again/born anew (see more)


Explanation:
OR:

… makes you a witness of GV’s works being created here and now, before your very eyes.

… brings you back to the period where the maestro was creating his masterpieces.


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Note added at 2 days10 hrs (2013-12-21 16:33:57 GMT)
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The sky's the limit ;)

ViBe
Local time: 18:27
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Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
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