Music-Genres & Styles-Opera

This book contains an English translation of Richard Wagner's Parsifal, a stage-consecrating festival-play, as well as a complete vocal score in a facilitated arrangement by Karl Klindworth. The translation and score make the work accessible to both performers and audiences alike, while the commentary...

Published in 1913, Thomas Mann's Death in Venice is one of the most widely read novellas in any language. In the 1970s, Benjamin Britten adapted it into an opera, and Luchino Visconti turned it into a successful film. Reading these works from a philosophical...

In this classic work, Shaw provides a detailed analysis of Wagner's Ring Cycle, offering insights into the music, characters, and themes of the epic operatic masterpiece. Shaw's commentary is incisive, witty, and accessible, making it an essential read for music lovers, opera fans, and...

Experience the joy and heartache of love as told through the beautiful music of Giacomo Puccini in La Rondine. This opera follows the story of Magda, a high society woman torn between true love and her luxurious lifestyle. With memorable arias and duets, La...

During the July Monarchy, French grand operas, with their plots drawn from historical events, tended to be received as metaphors for current political themes. Previous studies have usually underestimated the role of music and the visual dimensions in articulating an alternative message to that...

From the early eighteenth-century until the present day, opera seria as practiced by Handel and his contemporaries has been the subject of satire and even derision for its dramatic artifice and virtuosic vocal displays. Close examination of Handel's autograph manuscripts, the libretti upon which...

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...

Edwin Booth's production of Macbeth is considered a classic of the American stage. In this volume, Booth provides a detailed account of his interpretation of the play, including his approach to the characters, settings, and costumes. This book is a must-read for theater enthusiasts...

Operas in English have a long, rich, and varied history encompassing everything from the English masques of the 17th century to today's crossover music dramas such as Harvey Milk and Rent. This book covers in detail more than 3,500 English-texted operas by composers including...

French opera is second only to Italian opera in the length, breadth, and diversity of its history. Yet most people, if asked to come up with titles, could mention only a handful of titles--Carmen, Faust, Pelleas et Melisande, Samson et Dalila--a small list for...

Discography of live complete opera performances listed chronologically from 1937-2015. Vienna State Opera. One of the many discographies compiled by John Hunt and published by Travis & Emery.Author: John HuntISBN-10: 1901395324ISBN-13: 9781901395327Publisher: John HuntLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/05/2017Pages: 210Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.66lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.44d

What is the role of classical music in the 21st century? How will classical musicians maintain their relevance and purpose? This book follows the working activities of professional orchestral musicians and opera singers as they move off stage into schools, community centres, prisons, libraries,...

A long-needed and up-to-date overview of the syntax and principles that make Verdi's operas so effective and so beloved today. Verdi's art emerged from a rich array of dramatic and musical practices operative in the Italy of his day. Drawing the reader into his...

Since its premiere in 1791, The Magic Flute has been staged continuously and remains, to this day, Mozart's most-performed opera worldwide. This comprehensive, user-friendly, up-to-date critical guide considers the opera in a variety of contexts to provide a fresh look at a work that...

What did Richard Wagner know about ancient Greece? More importantly, what did he think he knew? How did Wagner's attitudes about classical tragedy shape the Ring cycle?In this book, internationally acclaimed scholar Jeffrey L. Buller explores how Wagner's views about ancient tragedy helped him...

The Art of Writing Opera-Librettos: Practical Suggestions is a book written by Edgar Istel and originally published in 1922. The book is a guide for aspiring librettists who wish to write opera librettos. It provides practical suggestions and advice on how to write compelling...

Since its premiere in 1791, The Magic Flute has been staged continuously and remains, to this day, Mozart's most-performed opera worldwide. This comprehensive, user-friendly, up-to-date critical guide considers the opera in a variety of contexts to provide a fresh look at a work that...

This is the first collection of essays to explore the wide dimensions and influence of eighteenth-century opera. In a series of fresh articles by leading scholars in the field, new perspectives are offered on the important figures of the day, including Handel, Vivaldi, Gluck,...

The Original Portrayal of Mozart's Don Giovanni offers an original reading of Mozart's and Da Ponte's opera Don Giovanni, using as a lens the portrayal of the title role by its creator, the baritone Luigi Bassi (1766-1825). Author: Magnus Tessing SchneiderISBN-10: 1032158336ISBN-13: 9781032158334Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage:...

The great baritone Leonard Warren was history's most notable interpreter of Verdi, making his mark in the title roles of Rigoletto, Macbeth and Simon Boccanegra. Warren's dramatic death over 40 years ago is famous: he collapsed and died onstage at the Met on March...

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Making use of archival resources in the United Kingdom and the United States, Regina B. Oost examines advertisements, promotional materials, and programs, as well as letters, diaries, and account books, to reconstruct the ways in which Richard D'Oyly Carte, W.S. Gilbert, and Arthur Sullivan...

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, J rusalem, Verdi treated the text...

This book investigates the stories behind the neglect and suppression of Anton? Dvoř疚's operas and presents new analysis and understanding of these beautiful works.Author: John HollandISBN-10: 1666930148ISBN-13: 9781666930146Publisher: Lexington BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/05/2023Pages: 204Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.04lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63d

Wagner's book-length essay on Beethoven is really about Wagner himself rather than Beethoven. It is generally regarded as the principal aesthetic statement of the composer's later years and is an essential text in the teaching of not only Wagnerian thought but also late nineteenth-century...

Growing up African American in segregated Arkansas in the 1950s, Barbara Hendricks witnessed firsthand the painful struggle for civil rights. After graduation from the Juilliard School of Music, Hendricks immediately won a number of important international prizes, and began performing in recitals and operas...

""Song Words of the Lion Tamer: Comic Opera, in Two Acts"" is a musical work written by Richard Stahl and first published in 1891. The opera tells the story of a lion tamer named Leo, who falls in love with a wealthy woman named...

John Philip Sousa's beloved operetta tells the story of an arranged marriage that is complicated by the arrival of a former flame. With catchy tunes and witty lyrics, it is a delight for audiences of all ages.This work has been selected by scholars as...

This entire volume is organized in a clear, readable format, resulting in a book that will help to make productions of The Cunning Little Vixen in the original Czech much easier a task than ever before.Author: Timothy CheekISBN-10: 0810846713ISBN-13: 9780810846715Publisher: Scarecrow PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/19/2003Pages:...

Exploring the many dimensions of Giacomo Puccini's historical legacy and significance, this book provides new perspectives on the life and work of a much-loved opera composer and demonstrates how political concerns shape the way we approach and perform his works in the present day....

Gilbert and Sullivan's The Mikado is a book written by Robert Lawrence that provides a comprehensive overview of the popular comic opera. The Mikado is one of the most famous works of Gilbert and Sullivan, and the book delves deep into the history, background,...

Opera Outside the Box: Notions of Opera in Nineteenth-Century Britain addresses operatic "experiences" outside the opera houses of Britain during the nineteenth century. The essays adopt a variety of perspectives exploring the processes through which opera and ideas about opera were cultivated and disseminated,...

This stirring opera tells the story of an ordinary woman living in Naples who is driven to extraordinary deeds by her love for the Madonna. Wolf-Ferrari's intricate score and vivid characters make this a must-see for opera lovers around the world.This work has been...

(Vocal Score). The Pirates of Penzance, premiered in 1879, confirmed the comic genius of librettist W.S. Gilbert and composer Arthur Sullivan, following on the heels of their wildly successful H.M.S. Pinafore . Pirates invade the rocky coast of Cornwall in this topsy-turvy tale of...

(Misc). Pavarotti Up Close is an unprecedented and affectionate portrait of the greatest tenor of the twentieth century, told through the eyes of his longtime musical coach and accompanist Leone Magiera. The secrets of the legendary voice are revealed for the first time, written...

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Author: Gaetano DonizettiISBN-10: 0793528291ISBN-13: 9780793528295Publisher: G. Schirmer, Inc.Language: EnglishPublished: 11/01/1986Pages: 36Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.40lbsSize: 10.20h x 6.50w x 0.30d

This fascinating study of ethnic theatrical representation provides original perspectives on the cultural milieu, compositional strategies and operatic legacy of Joseph Haydn. The portrayal of Jews changed markedly during the composer's lifetime. Before the Enlightenment, when Jews were treated as a people apart, physical...

This book is the first study of the development of German opera in northern Germany from the first comic operas of Johann Adam Hiller at Leipzig in 1766 to the end of the century. Intellectually and historically, the period witnessed the flowering of the...

Medievalism, or the reception or interpretation of the Middle Ages, was a prominent aesthetic for German opera composers in the first half of the nineteenth century. A healthy competition to establish a Germanic operatic repertory arose at this time, and fascination with medieval times...

This autobiography is the first full-length book in English on Nicolai Gedda, born in Sweden in 1925 but deeply influenced by his Russian-born stepfather, himself a singer with a renowned Russian emigr choir. A leading tenor throughout the latter half of the 20th century,...

Author: Martin NedbalISBN-10: 1009257595ISBN-13: 9781009257596Publisher: Cambridge University PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/10/2023Pages: 306Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.52lbsSize: 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.75d

Author: Vincenzo BelliniISBN-10: 0634072536ISBN-13: 9780634072536Publisher: RicordiLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/01/1996Pages: 201Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.65lbsSize: 10.60h x 8.10w x 0.80d

OPERA IN CONTEXT ESSAYS ON HISTORICAL STAGING FROM THE LATE RENAISSANCE TOAuthor: Mark a. RadiceISBN-10: 1574670328ISBN-13: 9781574670325Publisher: AmadeusLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/01/2003Pages: 410Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.63lbsSize: 8.95h x 7.16w x 1.19d

"Salomé" is a 1891 play in one act by Oscar Wilde. Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (1854-1900) was an Irish poet and playwright who became one of the most popular in London during the 1880s and 1890s. Well-known for his sharp wit and extravagant...

Gold was the lure Opera in the world's western hemisphere - whether sung in Italian, French, German, or English - began in the Spanish colonies of South and Central America. Years before operas were first staged in San Francisco, opera companies flourished in Lima,...

(Study Score). Paperback edition with new art cover.Author: Giacomo PucciniISBN-10: 1423403479ISBN-13: 9781423403470Publisher: RicordiLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/01/2005Pages: 440Format: PaperbackWeight: 2.40lbsSize: 10.60h x 7.70w x 1.00d

When Nietzsche dubbed Richard Wagner "the most enthusiastic mimomaniac" ever to exist, he was objecting to a hollowness he felt in the music, a crowding out of any true dramatic impulse by extravagant poses and constant nervous movements. Mary Ann Smart suspects that Nietzsche...

Latin America and the Transports of Opera studies a series of episodes in the historical and textual convergence of a hallowed art form and a part of the world often regarded as peripheral. Perhaps unexpectedly, the archives of opera generate new arguments about several...

Latin America and the Transports of Opera studies a series of episodes in the historical and textual convergence of a hallowed art form and a part of the world often regarded as peripheral. Perhaps unexpectedly, the archives of opera generate new arguments about several...