Music-Genres & Styles-Opera

This book features interviews with 22 famous opera stars whose careers began in the late 1940s and extended into the 1970s and beyond, providing a rare glimpse for opera lovers and other music fans into the shifting landscape of opera. The interviewees recall their...

Georges Bizet: His Life and Works is a comprehensive biography of the famous French composer, Georges Bizet, written by D.C. Parker. The book provides a detailed account of Bizet's life, from his childhood in Paris to his rise to fame as one of the...

With its detailed synopses, historical context, and musical analysis, Scott-Gatty's guide to the operatic canon is an indispensable resource for both opera enthusiasts and newcomers to the genre. This classic work offers a wealth of information on the world's great operas, from Mozart to...

No index can claim to be complete, but this one covers the major works of 220 composers from the Middle Ages to the present, listing each composition under its variant names, and giving the composer's last name. Some 6,000 entries are included in this...

Immerse yourself in the captivating and surprisingly contentious world of opera with this compelling unveiling of the art form's bold characters and the fierce struggles that are redefining its future."Opera breeds fanatics. There are opera groupies. Opera diehards. Opera obsessives. I'm not one of...

This is the first book by an experienced conductor to explore the orchestras contribution to Mozarts greatest operatic works: Idomeneo, Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail, Die Schauspieldirektor, Le nozze di Figaro, Don Giovanni, Cosi fan tutte, La clemenza di Tito, and Die Zauberflote. It...

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1903 Edition.Author: Garrett ServissISBN-10: 1497968216ISBN-13: 9781497968219Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/30/2014Pages: 166Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.51lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.35d

From the New York Times review of the Dallas Opera's performance of Orlando furioso and the international symposium on Baroque opera: ". . . it was a serious, thoughtful, consistent and imaginative realization of a beautiful, long-neglected work, one that fully deserved all the...

Experience the magic of "Hansel and Gretel: A Fairy Opera in Three Acts," a timeless tale presented in its original libretto form. This classic work by Adelheid Wette and Engelbert Humperdinck brings to life a beloved fairy tale through the beauty of opera. A...

In this unusual study, Emanuele Senici explores the connection between landscape and gender in Italian opera through the emblematic figure of the Alpine virgin. In the nineteenth century, operas portraying an emphatically virginal heroine, a woman defined by her virginity, were often set in...

The companion volume to the Cross Index Title Guide to Classical Music (Greenwood Press, 1987) contains more than 5,500 vocal and instrumental excerpts from over 1,400 operas and operettas by 535 composers from Monteverdi to the present. Each selection is listed by its popular...

Known as opera's "disrupter-in-residence," director Yuval Sharon has never adhered to the art form's conventions. In his many productions in both the United States and Europe, he constantly challenges the perception of opera as aloof by urging, among other things: performing operas in "non-places,"...

Donizetti's opera, based on Walter Scott's novel, is a staple of the bel canto operatic repertoire and famed above all for its vocally challenging and frequently reinterpreted 'mad scene' that precedes the lead character's death. This handbook examines the impact Lucia has had on...

The Opera Singer's Career Guide: Understanding the European Fach System describes the features, characteristics, and benefits of the Fach system, including voice categorization and classification and using Fach to train the young voice. It also provides practical information on maintaining a career in opera.Author:...

Shostakovich's lurid opera of sex, violence, and murder, Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk, is famous for being banned by personal decree of Joseph Stalin in 1936. Dramatically revived by Shostakovich's close friend, the cellist and Soviet émigré Mstislav Rostropovich in 1979, Lady Macbeth is now...

The new L'elisir d'amore with a fresh setting of music from 21st century American composer William Copper. The same beloved characters, the same rollicking story line, done in modern style. Renew the love for Adina and Nemorino, Dulcamara and Belcore and the rest of...

(Piano). The Get to Know Classical Masterpieces series provides an introduction to well-known compositions in simple arrangements by Hans-Gunter Heumann. Complete with texts and watercolor illustrations throughout.Author: Wolfgang Amadeus MozartISBN-10: 3795797985ISBN-13: 9783795797980Publisher: SchottLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/01/1994Pages: 40Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.38lbsSize: 12.00h x 9.00w x 0.17d

Author: Charles WoodISBN-10: 3639088867ISBN-13: 9783639088861Publisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K.Language: EnglishPublished: 10/29/2008Pages: 244Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.73lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.51d

Love in a Village is a comic opera that tells the story of a young couple, Rosetta and Young Meadows, who must navigate the complications of love and class in eighteenth-century England. This edition is one of several adaptations of the original opera by...

The Grand Duchess of Gerolstein is a classic comic opera written by Jacques Offenbach, with a libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy. This edition features the English translation by Frederic E. Weatherly, as performed by the Soldene English Opera Bouffe Company. With its...

The Prophet is a captivating opera with a dramatic storyline filled with love, deceit, and religious fervor. The music is grand and hauntingly beautiful, composed by the legendary Giacomo Meyerbeer, and the libretto by genius Eugène Scribe. Harcourt Russell's translation is top-notch, bringing this...

This witty and charming comic opera tells the story of a shipwrecked sailor who becomes embroiled in a local legend of a cursed mermaid. Set against the picturesque backdrop of Cape Cod, this operetta is a delightful romp.This work has been selected by scholars...

This delightful opera bouffe tells the story of a lovelorn prince and his attempts to win the heart of a beautiful princess. Full of witty dialogue, catchy tunes, and hilarious pratfalls, this opera is a must-see for any lover of classical music and opera.This...

This new translation of the original texts of over 750 songs allows the reader to follow, line by line, the English directly opposite the German."Will no doubt become the standard lieder-resource for the English-speaking world..."- ChoiceAuthor: Dietrich Fischer-DieskauISBN-10: 0879100044ISBN-13: 9780879100049Publisher: LimelightLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/01/2004Pages: 442Format:...

This tremendous reference is in dictionary style for the easy reference and use by researchers, scholars, and any reader interested in the opera. It is an excellent source for looking up anything from specific data on a particular opera to which aria is connected...

Many Classical music lovers are familiar with George Frideric Handel's famous oratorio, "Messiah", but are not aware his preferred area of composition was Italian opera seria. Biographical books explore his career as an opera composer and the rise of the new pious genre when...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our...

This delightful collection of opera stories is perfect for music lovers and literature enthusiasts alike. With synopses of classic operas like Carmen, La Traviata, and Aida, this book is a great way to discover or rediscover some of the most beloved works of the...

Situated at the intersection between the history, historiography and aesthetics of twentieth-century music, this study uses Benjamin Britten's operas to illustrate the ways in which composers, critics and audiences mediated the "great divide" between modernism and mass culture. Reviving mid-century discussions of the "middlebrow,"...

Delve into the life and groundbreaking work of one of history's most influential composers with "Richard Wagner His Life and His Dramas." This biographical study by W. J. Henderson offers a detailed exploration of Richard Wagner, the man, and a comprehensive explanation of his...

Experience the wit and charm of Gioacchino Rossini's celebrated opera, "The Barber of Seville," in this meticulously preserved edition. This version captures the essence of the comic masterpiece as it was performed by the Italian Opera Company at Castle Garden, New York, on September...

This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. We have represented this book in the same form as it was first published. Hence any marks...

Title: Admeto, HWV 22 Composer: George Frideric Handel Original Publisher: Deutsche Händelgesellschaft The complete orchestral score to Handel's Admeto, HWV 22, as edited by Friedrich Chrysander and published as part of the Deutsche Händelgesellschaft, Band 73, in 1877. Performer's Reprints are produced in conjunction...

David Beard presents the first definitive survey of Harrison Birtwistle's music for the opera house and theatre, from his smaller-scale works, such as Down by the Greenwood Side and Bow Down, to the full-length operas, such as Punch and Judy, The Mask of Orpheus...

Shostakovich's lurid opera of sex, violence, and murder, Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk, is famous for being banned by personal decree of Joseph Stalin in 1936. Dramatically revived by Shostakovich's close friend, the cellist and Soviet émigré Mstislav Rostropovich in 1979, Lady Macbeth is now...

An analytical study of the opera Porgy and Bess by George Gershwin, including the influence of Alban Berg's opera Wozzeck on the opera. Musical examples are Schenkerian "graphs."Author: Arthur MaiselISBN-13: 9798218798529Publisher: Sub Sole PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/26/2025Pages: 58Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.35lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.12d

Donizetti's opera, based on Walter Scott's novel, is a staple of the bel canto operatic repertoire and famed above all for its vocally challenging and frequently reinterpreted 'mad scene' that precedes the lead character's death. This handbook examines the impact Lucia has had on...

The complete dramatic toolbox for the opera singer - a step-by-step guide detailing how to create character, from auditions through to rehearsal and performance and formulate a successful career. Drawing upon the innovative approach to the training of young opera singers developed by Martin...

The Office Boy: A Comedy Opera In Two Acts is a play written by Harry Bache Smith and published in 1903. The play is a light-hearted comedy that tells the story of a young office boy named Jimmy who dreams of becoming a successful...

Marie-Henri Beyle (1783-1842), better known by his pen name Stendhal, is remembered today for such novels as Le Rouge et le Noir. In his lifetime, he wrote in a variety of literary genres and under a multitude of names. Louis-Alexandre-César Bombet was his choice...

Thirty Years' Musical Recollections, first published in 1862, is a year-by-year commentary in two volumes on the European operas, ballets, singers and dancers popular in London from 1830 to 1859. It's author was music critic of The Athaneum for over thirty years and also...

In this book Steven Vande Moortele offers a comprehensive account of operatic and concert overtures in continental Europe between 1815 and 1850. Discussing a broad range of works by German, French, and Italian composers, it is at once an investigation of the Romantic overture...

Scientific thinking has long been linked to music theory and instrument making, yet the profound and often surprising intersections between the sciences and opera during the long nineteenth century are here explored for the first time. These touch on a wide variety of topics,...

Opera Acts explores a wealth of new historical material about singers in the late nineteenth century and challenges the idea that this was a period of decline for the opera singer. In detailed case studies of four figures - the late Verdi baritone Victor...

Listening to Eternity invites readers on an extraordinary journey through the life and creative process of Tommie Haglund, one of Sweden's most renowned contemporary classical composers. His music, often described as introspective and spiritual, has touched audiences worldwide with its depth and emotional clarity....

Focusing on Verdi's French operas, Giger shows how the composer acquired an ever better understanding of the various approaches to French versification while gradually bringing his works in line with French melodic aesthetic. In his first French opera, Jérusalem, Verdi treated the text in...

In Technology and the Diva, Karen Henson brings together an interdisciplinary group of scholars to explore the neglected subject of opera and technology. Their essays focus on the operatic soprano and her relationships with technology from the heyday of Romanticism in the 1820s and...

Cosi fan tutte is widely regarded as Mozart's most enigmatic opera with Lorenzo Da Ponte's most erudite text. Edmund Goehring presents a new perspective on the relationships between text and tone in the opera, the tension between comedy and philosophy as well as its...

Imparting experiences from the theatre world to show how to manage operations in the 21st century, this book provides the key ideas necessary to implement a new operational culture that will lead to excellence in service. This is a must read for executives who...

Richard Wagner's opera Das Rheingold is a milestone in the composer's output and in the history of music in general. It marked Wagner's return to operatic composition after a hiatus of five years, and signified his definitive break with earlier operatic conventions. It also...