Music-Genres & Styles-Opera

Fidelio is an enduring masterpiece of opera that tells the story of love, sacrifice and heroism. This edition includes the libretto by Joseph Sonnleithner with successive revisions by Stephan Von Breuning and Friedrich Treitschke. The vocal score has been newly revised by Gustav F...

Opera for Everyone: The Industry's Experiments with American Opera in the Digital Age draws on seven years of multi-sited ethnography to examine the acclaimed experimental productions of Los Angeles-based opera company The Industry. Steigerwald Ille understands The Industry's productions as part of an emerging...

Gracchus is a grand opera that tells of an unforgettable human drama set to soaring music. The whole unfolds according to the principles of the total work of art (Gesamtkunstwerk), incorporating perennial human themes while embracing music, poetry, dance, scenography, and philosophical reflection in...

One of the most innovative composers of his generation, Mikel Rouse is known for a trilogy of operas that includes Dennis Cleveland and a gift for superimposing pop vernaculars onto avant-garde music. This memoir channels Rouse's high energy personality into an exuberant account of...

Giuseppe Verdi: His Life and Works is a comprehensive biography of the legendary Italian composer, written by Francis Toye. The book covers Verdi's life from his birth in a small village in Italy in 1813 to his death in Milan in 1901. It explores...

The book ""Memoirs and Letters of Madame Malibran V2"" is a collection of personal memoirs and letters of the famous opera singer, Maria Malibran. The book is a second volume and was originally published in 1840. The memoirs provide an intimate insight into the...

The most-performed operas today were written at least a hundred years ago and carry some outdated and deeply problematic ideas. When performed uncritically, the misogyny, racism, and other ideologies present in many of these works clash with modern sensibilities. In Rape at the Opera,...

A collection of three of Maeterlinck's plays that explore themes of love, betrayal, and the supernatural. P駘l饌s et M駘isande is a classic tragedy set in medieval times, while Alladine et Palomides and Home are shorter plays that delve into the mysterious and otherworldly.This work...

This book provides a vivid account of the Italian opera singer Maria Malibran's performances at La Scala in Milan in the autumn of 1835. The anonymous author, who is presumed to be a member of the audience, describes Malibran's artistry in detail and provides...

This book explains how and why Gluck's historically important and best-loved opera Orfeo came into existence, and shows why it has retained its popularity. The work is placed in its context of Gluck's 'reform of opera', an artistic movement involving actors, dancers, designers, writers...

Just Beyond Listening asks how we might think about encounters with sound that complicate standard accounts of aurality. In a series of essays, Michael C. Heller considers how sound functions in dialogue with a range of sensory and affective modalities, including physical co-presence, textual...

Seeing Opera Anew offers a "stereo" perspective to opera, adding insights from the sciences closely related to human life, including evolutionary biology, psychology, anthropology, and neuroscience. It has a novel approach, and a "cultural and biological perspective."Author: Joseph ConeISBN-10: 1032184272ISBN-13: 9781032184272Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/19/2023Pages:...

In the Sarasota summer heat of 1960, Florida State University students began an acting company that is now known as the Asolo Repertory Theatre. Performances were held in the Historic Asolo Theater, relocated from its home in Italy in 1950. Over the past fifty...

Opera is a uniquely captivating form of musical and dramatic storytelling, and in this collection, Marian E. Greene offers ten engaging retellings of classic opera plots. From 'Carmen' to 'The Magic Flute', these stories capture the romance, intrigue, and passion of some of the...

Near the end of his life, Richard Wagner supervised the publication of his collected writings, providing an extensive view of his thoughts about art and politics from his youth to his final period of triumph. After his death, there was still more to be...

Physiology of The Opera is a classical music/opera music study by John H. John. As an introduction to the dissertation upon which we are about to enter, such an antiquarian view of the subject might be taken as would tend to establish a parallel...

Cendrillon est une belle adaptation de Charles Perrault, adaptée pour la scène musicale par Louis Anseaume. L'opéra-comique présente une histoire intemporelle, racontant l'histoire d'une jeune fille opprimée qui finit par trouver l'amour grâce à l'intervention divine. Les auditeurs apprécieront les riches mélodies de l'oeuvre...

In Sensing Sound Nina Sun Eidsheim offers a vibrational theory of music that radically re-envisions how we think about sound, music, and listening. Eidsheim shows how sound, music, and listening are dynamic and contextually dependent, rather than being fixed, knowable, and constant. She uses...

The transformation of Vienna and the Habsburg Empire at the end of the nineteenth century was accompanied by the development of a new musical genre, Viennese operetta, and no composer was better suited than Johann Strauss to express his native city's pride and anxiety...

The turning point of Madame Bovary, which Flaubert memorably set at the opera, is only the most famous example of a surprisingly long tradition, one common to a range of French literary styles and sub-genres. In the first book-length study of that tradition to...

In this original study, Christopher Alan Reynolds examines the influence of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony on two major nineteenth-century composers, Richard Wagner and Robert Schumann. During 1845-46 the compositional styles of Schumann and Wagner changed in a common direction, toward a style that was more...

Among the many introductions to opera, this is perhaps the best. J. Merrill Knapp, Professor Emeritus at Princeton University, divides his subject into two parts: In the first, he discusses the structure, production, theatrical conventions, and esthetics of opera; in the second, he features...

Described in the Radio Times (27 July 2015) as 'A remarkable, unique institution lying at the heart of British life', the Three Choirs Festival celebrated its three-hundred-year anniversary in 2015. Described in the Radio Times (27 July 2015) as 'A remarkable, unique institution lying...

Italy: An Operatic History begins with a brief Prologue that relates how opera began around the year 1600 and has developed in the years since. The nine chapters that follow provide a concise history of Italy from 1000 to its complete unification as the...

One of the late twentieth century's most celebrated and influential public intellectuals, Edward W. Said was also a critic of astonishing range. This book presents his insightful and elegant analyses of four major operas--originally delivered as the Empson Lectures at Cambridge University in 1997--showcasing...

In this scholarly analysis, Anna Alice Chapin offers a new interpretation of Richard Wagner's seminal opera cycle. Her insights into the complex character motivations and historical context of the Ring Cycle make this a valuable resource for musicologists and fans of classical music.This work...

This book is intended primarily as a guide for the opera goer. It includes a synopsis of the plot, with indications of the themes and motifs used in it, and discusses the style of the opera, Tosca being a typical example of Italian naturalism...

This is the first book thoroughly to explore the musical style of Henry Purcell. In this comprehensive study, Martin Adams identifies music by other composers, both within England and from abroad, which influenced Purcell's compositional decisions. Using a mix of broad stylistic observation and...

This single-volume compilation features four popular opera fantasies arranged for violin with piano accompaniment. Each of these frequently performed pieces was arranged by a world-class artist and offers the convenience of a separate violin part: Carmen Fantasy from the Opera by Georges Bizet, Op....

A beautiful and informative tribute to the stars of the opera world in the late 19th century, illustrated with over 80 black and white photographs and sketches. Kobbé, a noted music critic and historian, provides brief biographical notes and critical evaluations of the singers,...

Two early twentieth-century operas -- Debussy's Pelleas et Melisande (1902) and Bartok's Duke Bluebeard's Castle (1911) -- transformed the traditional major/minor scale system into a new musical language. This new language was based almost exclusively on interactions between folk modalities and their more abstract...

-Maria Callas told through the words of colleagues, beloved, close collaborators and unpublished images-Features stunning black and white photography and previously unseen documentsThe sound of Maria Callas, artist and woman.Maria Callas was one of the most influential and renowned opera singers of the 20th...

Presenting a fresh approach to Mozart's achievements as a composer for the stage, John A. Rice outlines the composer's place in the operatic culture of his time. The book tells the story of how Mozart's operas came into existence, following the processes that Mozart...

The first appearance of Alice Goodman's two internationally-renowned and controversial libretti, alongside one of her masterful translations. An NYRB Classics Original Nixon in China and The Death of Klinghoffer played a crucial role in bringing opera back to life as a contemporary art form,...

Current market forces in the performing arts, such as aging audiences, electronic media, and HD broadcasts, have changed the operatic landscape. Young opera singers entering the workforce find themselves navigating difficult and highly competitive waters. Previously ignored skill sets become assets - and, in...

This edition of Flotow's opera Marta contains the full Italian libretto with an English translation, as well as the music for all of the principal arias. Follow the story of Lady Harriet Durham, who escapes from her high society life in London to attend...

Author: David CharltonISBN-10: 1009011758ISBN-13: 9781009011754Publisher: Cambridge University PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/21/2023Pages: 392Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.38lbsSize: 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.81d

This book describes the many ways in which music was used in Italian theatrical performances between the late fifteenth and early seventeenth centuries. In particular, it concentrates on Polizano's Orfeo, Machiavelli's commedies, the Florentine intermedi and early operas, and the first operas in Venice.Author:...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you...

Author: Giuseppe VerdiISBN-10: 0793526183ISBN-13: 9780793526185Publisher: G. Schirmer, Inc.Language: EnglishPublished: 11/01/1986Pages: 56Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.30lbsSize: 10.44h x 6.79w x 0.22d

What is opera and how does it work? How has this dramatic form developed and what is its relevance in the modern world? Perfect for music students and opera-goers, this introductory guide addresses these questions and many more, exploring opera as a complete theatrical...

This superb edition of Richard Strauss's Der Rosenkavalier, one of the greatest masterpieces in the operatic repertoire, is reprinted complete and unabridged from a rare, limited, and numbered edition approved by Strauss and prepared by his publisher, Adolph F rstner, prior to the opera's...

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1888 Edition.Author: Giuseppe Verdi, Francesco Maria Piave, Victor HugoISBN-10: 1498175198ISBN-13: 9781498175197Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/07/2014Pages: 30Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.21lbsSize: 11.02h x 8.50w x 0.06d

Profound transformations in the composition, performance and reception of modernist music have taken place in recent decades. This collection brings fresh perspectives to bear upon key questions surrounding the forms that musical modernism takes today, how modern music is performed and heard, and its...

This classic opera tells the story of the biblical hero Samson and his love for Delilah, who betrays him to the Philistines. Featuring some of Saint-Sa?s' most memorable music, this masterpiece is a must-see for opera lovers.This work has been selected by scholars as...

Travel diaries reveal musical inspiration, personal encounters, notes on performances. This volume brings together all the travel diaries of Sir Peter Pears (1910-1986), principal interpreter of Britten's works. Pears accompanied Britten on many of his trips and the record of their tour of the...

Quest'opera (edizione rilegata) fa parte della collana di libri TREDITION CLASSICS. La casa editrice tredition di Amburgo pubblica nell'ambito della collana TREDITION CLASSICS opere datate piu di 2000 anni. Queste opere erano in gran parte esaurite o reperibili solo come pezzi d'antiquariato. La serie...

Just Beyond Listening asks how we might think about encounters with sound that complicate standard accounts of aurality. In a series of essays, Michael C. Heller considers how sound functions in dialogue with a range of sensory and affective modalities, including physical co-presence, textual...

Virginia Woolf famously claimed that, around December 1910, human character changed. Aesthetic Technologies addresses how music (especially opera), the phonograph, and film served as cultural agents facilitating the many extraordinary social, artistic, and cultural shifts that characterized the new century and much of what...

Il Trovatore è un'opera lirica di Giuseppe Verdi, nota per le sue arie di grande impatto emotivo come 'Il Balen del suo sorriso' e 'Stride la vampa'. Il libretto è stato scritto da Salvatore Cammarano, e in seguito curato da Leone Emanuele Bardare e...