Music-Genres & Styles-Opera

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...

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...