Music-Genres & Styles-Opera

Though some dismiss opera as old-fashioned, it shows no sign of disappearing from the world's stage. So why do audiences continue to flock to it? Given its association with wealth, one might imagine that opera tickets function as a status symbol. But while a...

The Real Traviata is the rags-to-riches story of a tragic young woman whose life inspired one of the most famous operas of all time, Verdi's masterpiece La traviata, as well as one of the most scandalous and successful French novels of the nineteenth century,...

Opera is the only guide to the research writings on all aspects of opera. This second edition presents 2,833 titles--over 2,000 more than the first edition--of books, parts of books, articles and dissertations with full bibliographic descriptions and critical annotations. Users will find the...

This book explores how the Enlightenment aesthetics of theater as a moral institution influenced cultural politics and operatic developments in Vienna between the mid-eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Moralistic viewpoints were particularly important in eighteenth-century debates about German national theater. In Vienna, the idea...

Philip Glass and Robert Wilson's most celebrated collaboration, the landmark opera Einstein on the Beach, had its premiere at the Avignon Festival in 1976. During its initial European tour, Metropolitan Opera premiere, and revivals in 1984 and 1992, Einstein provoked opposed reactions from both...

Why, in the dying days of the Napoleonic Empire, did half of Paris turn out for the funeral of a composer? The death of André Ernest Modeste Grétry in 1813 was one of the sensations of the age, setting off months of tear-stained commemorations,...

The Thomas Fisher Library at the University of Toronto houses a major collection of opera and oratorio librettos associated with performances across Europe. In addition to containing the text of musical dramas, these books incorporate aspects of historical detail and literary history, as well...

French Vocal Literature introduces singers to the history and performance concerns of a vast body of French songs from the sixteenth century to the present, focusing on songs for solo voice or small vocal ensemble with piano or organ accompaniment suitable for recital, concert,...

While the musical culture of the British Isles in the 'long nineteenth century' has been reclaimed from obscurity by musicologists in the last thirty years, appraisal of operatic culture in the latter part of this period has remained largely elusive. Paul Rodmell argues that...

After more than three centuries of silence, the voice of Francesco Cavalli is being heard loud and clear on the operatic stages of the world. The coincidence of productions at La Scala (Milan) and Covent Garden (London) in the same month (September 2008) of...

The genre of mélodrame à grand spectacle that emerged in the boulevard theatres of Paris in the 1790s - and which was quickly exported abroad - expressed the moral struggle between good and evil through a drama of heightened emotions. Physical gesture, mise en...

""The World of Opera"" by Robert Lawrence is a comprehensive guide to the rich and diverse world of opera. The book provides an in-depth exploration of the history, composers, performers, and productions of this magnificent art form. It is divided into two parts, the...

Experience the thrilling story of Samson and Delilah brought to life in this spectacular opera composed by Camille Saint-Saëns. With breathtaking music and stunning performances, this production is sure to leave you captivated.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and...

This book investigates the authenticity of the first full-score edition of Mozart's Die Zauberflöte in light of the unique relationship of words to music that exists where the libretto differs from that of Mozart's autograph. The book presents documentary evidence relating to the origin...

Author: Wolfgang Amadeus MozartISBN-10: 0793526094ISBN-13: 9780793526093Publisher: G. Schirmer, Inc.Language: EnglishPublished: 11/01/1986Pages: 84Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.40lbsSize: 10.51h x 6.68w x 0.69d

Filmmakers' fascination with opera dates back to the silent era but it was not until the late 1980s that critical enquiries into the intersection of opera and cinema began to emerge. Jeongwon Joe focusses primarily on the role of opera as soundtrack by exploring...

What is it about musical theatre that audiences find entertaining? What are the features that lead to its ability to stimulate emotional attachment, to move and to give pleasure? Beginning from the passion musical theatre performances arouse and their ubiquity in London's West End...

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...

Opera developed during a time when the position of women--their rights and freedoms, their virtues and vices, and even the most basic substance of their sexuality--was constantly debated. Many of these controversies manifested themselves in the representation of the historical and mythological women whose...

This book addresses the ways in which masculinity is negotiated, constructed, represented, and problematized within operatic music and practice. Although the consideration of masculine ontology and epistemology has pervaded cultural and sociological studies since the late 1980s, and masculinity has been the focus of...

This study represents the first substantial assessment of Italian comic operas composed during the central years of the Risorgimento -- the period during which upheavals, revolutions, and wars ultimately led to the liberation and unification of Italy. Music historians often view the period as...

Focusing on the operas of Mozart, Gluck, and Rameau, Building the Operatic Museum examines the role that eighteenth-century works played in the opera houses of Paris around the turn of the twentieth century. These works, mostly neglected during the nineteenth century, became the main...

Spotting a trend in the early 1950s of staging summer theater in the round under tents, Clevelander John L. Price Jr. decided to give it a try. Consulting a local statistician to determine the geographical center of the culturally inclined population, the bull's-eye fell...

A collection of papers on the origins of Italian opera and its influence in the development of western music.Author: UnknownISBN-10: 0837187613ISBN-13: 9780837187617Publisher: PraegerLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/19/1976Pages: 312Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.35lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.75d

Weimar Germany - the age of Bauhaus and Brecht - was a time of significant activity in all areas of the artistic avant-garde. Musicologist Susan Cook explores this intriguing period in a look at Zeitoper (topical opera) and its primary exponents, Ernst Krenek, Kurt...

Resisting Spirits is a reconsideration of the significance and periodization of literary production in the high socialist era, roughly 1953 through 1966, specifically focused on Mao-era culture workers' experiments with ghosts and ghost plays. Maggie Greene combines rare manuscript materials--such as theatre troupes' annotated...

This critical discography of Wagner's Tristan und Isolde opens with an introduction that illustrates the challenges the opera poses to performers. The discography lists all complete recordings, all major selections, and hundreds of individually recorded vocal and instrumental excerpts from 1901 to 1999. Information...

This reference guide provides access to almost 1,000 books, book chapters, articles, and dissertations about the three Mozart-Da Ponte operas, Le nozze di Figaro, Don Giovanni, and Cosi fan tutte. Mozart and Da Ponte collaborated on these operas between 1786 and 1791. The literature...

Opera Mediagraphy lists operas released as motion pictures, both as theatrical feature films on 35mm film and educational films on 16mm film and videorecordings, including the VHS videotape format and optical video laser disc, though restricted to those that have been released in the...

In this eagerly anticipated book, Boris Gasparov gazes through the lens of music to find an unusual perspective on Russian cultural and literary history. He discusses six major works of Russian music from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, showing the interplay of musical texts...

Vocal score of Donizetti's comic opera L'elisir d'amore ('The Elixir of Love'), containing the famous tenor aria 'Una furtiva lagrima'. Ricordi edition in Italian and English.Author: Felice Romani,Gaetano DonizettiISBN-13: 9798862343540Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/28/2023Pages: 260Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.34lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.55d

George Bernard Shaw's "The Perfect Wagnerite: A Commentary on the Niblung's Ring" offers a compelling and insightful analysis of Richard Wagner's epic opera cycle. Shaw, renowned for his sharp wit and critical acumen, delves into the social and political themes embedded within the "Nibelung's...

A compelling tale of love and betrayal set in the mythical world of ancient Greece. This opera tells the story of Ariadne, who is abandoned by her lover Theseus on the island of Naxos, and her unexpected encounter with a group of comedians who...

George Bernard Shaw was born in Dublin in 1856. Before becoming a playwright he wrote music and literary criticism. Shaw used his writing to attack social problems such as education, marriage, religion, government, health care, and class privilege. Shaw was particularly conscious of the...

This detailed exploration of Puccini's La Bohème provides an in-depth look at one of the most beloved operas of all time. E. Markham Lee offers historical and cultural context for the opera, as well as analysis of its themes and music. This book is...

This encyclopedia includes entries for 1,153 world premiere (and other significant) performances of operas in Europe, the United States, Latin America and Russia. Entries offer details about key persons, arias, interesting facts, and date and location of each premiere. There is a biographical dictionary...

This is an accessible introduction to jingju (Beijing/Peking opera) which presents readers with an analysis of the different components of its aesthetic form in the context of its ongoing cultural history. It traces the history of jingju from its origin during the 1790s to...

Presents Wagner as a serious philosopher and offers a fresh perspective on the Ring and its unique fusion of myth, human drama, and philosophical insight. Few figures of the nineteenth century were more influential than Richard Wagner, and few works of art have the...

“Rob Roy Macgregor: An Operatic Drama In Three Acts” brings to life the legendary Scottish outlaw in a compelling theatrical experience. Penned by Isaac Pocock, this operatic adaptation delves into the daring exploits and complex character of Rob Roy, blending historical events with dramatic...

“Rob Roy Macgregor: An Operatic Drama In Three Acts” brings to life the legendary Scottish outlaw in a compelling theatrical experience. Penned by Isaac Pocock, this operatic adaptation delves into the daring exploits and complex character of Rob Roy, blending historical events with dramatic...

Parsifal: The Finding of Christ Through Art or Richard Wagner as Theologian is a book written by Albert Ross Parsons. The book explores the religious themes and symbolism present in the opera Parsifal, composed by Richard Wagner. Parsons argues that Wagner was not only...

""The Buffoon: The Substance Of Leoncavallo�������s Opera, I Pagliacci"" is a book written by Theodore M. R. Von Keler that provides a complete analysis of the famous Italian opera ""I Pagliacci"" by composer Ruggero Leoncavallo. The book delves into the history of the opera,...

Step into the witty and whimsical world of Victorian England with "The Complete Plays of William S. Gilbert and Arthur Seymour Sullivan." This comprehensive collection showcases the enduring genius of the Gilbert and Sullivan operettas, a cornerstone of musical theatre. Explore the complete librettos...

Author: David Ewen,UnknownISBN-10: 0837195209ISBN-13: 9780837195209Publisher: PraegerLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/06/1977Pages: 322Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.38lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.75d

Author: Frank Ledlie Moore,UnknownISBN-10: 0837168228ISBN-13: 9780837168227Publisher: PraegerLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/14/1974Pages: 700Format: HardcoverWeight: 2.42lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.50d

An interdisciplinary study of how early nineteenth-century science and opera articulated a transnational romantic vision of harmony between self and nature, and how this ideal gave way to mid-century realism and social conflict. The end of the Napoleonic era ushered in a transnational outlook...

Revisit America's Golden Age of classical music through the witty and wildly popular reviews of our greatest critic-composer For fourteen memorable years Virgil Thomson surveyed the worlds of opera and classical music as the chief music critic for the New York Herald Tribune. An...

Mozart's Opera Don Giovanni is a classic masterpiece that was composed by the legendary Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in 1859. The book is a musical score that features one of the most iconic operas of all time. Don Giovanni tells the story of a notorious...

Cultural, historical and reception-related contexts are central to understanding Mozart, one of the greatest and most famous musicians of all time. Widening and refining the lens through which the composer is viewed, the essays in Mozart Studies 2 focus on themes, issues, works and...

Delve into the heart of Wagnerian drama with George Ainslie Hight's insightful essay, "Wagner's Tristan und Isolde: An Essay on the Wagnerian Drama." This meticulous print republication explores one of opera's most enduring and influential works: "Tristan und Isolde." Hight's study offers a considered...