Music-Genres & Styles-Opera

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...

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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...

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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...

Opéra de salon emerged in the early 1850s out of a much longer tradition of théâtre de société: the cultivation of performing plays in aristocratic town houses and châteaux which continued into the Second Empire of the 1850s and 1860s, and beyond. It consisted...

Author: Arthur MaiselISBN-13: 9798218798536Publisher: Sub Sole PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/26/2025Pages: 396Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.98lbsSize: 8.25h x 5.50w x 0.81d

The American music critic and lecturer William James Henderson (1855-1937) wrote for The New York Times and The New York Sun, provided the libretto for Walter Damrosch's opera Cyrano (1913) and authored fiction, poetry, sea stories and a textbook on navigation. He also taught...

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...

Anselm Gerhard explores the origins of grand opéra, arguing that its aesthetic innovations (both musical and theatrical) reflected not bourgeois tastes, but changes in daily life and psychological outlook produced by the rapid urbanization of Paris. These larger urban and social concerns--crucial to our...

Opera was invented at the end of the sixteenth century in imitation of the supposed style of delivery of ancient Greek tragedy, and, since then, operas based on Greek drama have been among the most important in the repertoire. This collection of essays by...

Discover the epic origins of Richard Wagner's monumental "Ring Cycle" in this accessible retelling crafted by Anna Alice Chapin. "The Story of the Rhinegold (Der Ring des Nibelungen) told for young people" offers an engaging introduction to one of the most influential works in...

This book introduces readers to the historical, performative, and cultural context of pansori, a traditional Korean oral story-singing art. Written by a scholar-practitioner of the form, this study is structured in three parts and begins by introducing readers to the technical, aesthetic, and theoretical...

Alfred Schnittke (1934-1998) was arguably the most important Russian composer since Shostakovich, and his music has generated a great deal of academic interest in the years since his death. Schnittke Studies provides a variety of perspectives on the composer and his music. Author: Gavin...

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...

Experience the dramatic conclusion of Richard Wagner's epic "Ring of the Niblung" with this meticulously prepared print edition of "Siegfried and The Twilight of the Gods." As the final two parts of the four-opera cycle, these librettos showcase Wagner's unparalleled ability to weave together...

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...

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Un giorno di regno, which premiered at Milan's Teatro alla Scala in September 1840, is Verdi's second opera and one of only two comedies (with Falstaff) ever written by the composer. Rooted in Felice Romani's libretto Il finto Stanislao, Un giorno di regno experienced...

Examines the impact of contemporary ideas about the psyche and neglected yet crucial artistic influences on the psychological dimension of Wagner's operas, especially Die Feen, Der fliegende Holländer, Tannhäuser, Lohengrin, and the Ring. Wagner's Visions studies crucial influences on Wagner's dramatic style during the...

Explore the vibrant history of pantomime with R. J. Broadbent's "A History of Pantomime," a meticulously prepared republication of a classic study. Delve into the origins and evolution of this unique theatrical art form, tracing its development through centuries of stage performance. This comprehensive...

In its conventional meaning, masquerade refers to a festive gathering of people wearing masks and elegant costumes. But traditional forms of masquerade have evolved over the past century to include the representation of alternate identities in the media and venues of popular culture, including...

The first book to examine the classic Italian opera house in a global context. In Opera and the Built Environment, music scholar Laura Vasilyeva considers the remarkable mass construction of opera houses around the world since the 1800s and the no-less-remarkable bids to standardize...

This book is a delightful introduction to the world of grand opera, providing engaging and informative descriptions of seventy classic works. The book is beautifully illustrated and includes extensive details on seven hundred Victor opera records.This work has been selected by scholars as being...

This book investigates the use of extended reality (XR) technologies to innovate the opera experience. It provides valuable contributions for undergraduate and postgraduate students, creative practice researchers, and professionals seeking to explore the intersections of technology, performance, and composition. Author: Taana RoseISBN-10: 1041077181ISBN-13: 9781041077183Publisher:...

Bringing together a vast amount of information on Pietro Mascagni and his works, this volume in the Greenwood Press series Bio-Bibliographies in Music includes a catalogue of the composer's works and performances, bibliography, discography, and brief biographical sketch. Mascagni is best known for Cavalleria...

Female characters assumed increasing prominence in the narratives of nineteenth- and early twentieth-century opera. And for contemporary audiences, many of these characters--and the celebrated women who played them--still define opera at its finest and most searingly affective, even if storylines leave them swooning and...

Isabel Díaz-Morlán reads the characters of Così fan tutte, an opera by Mozart and Da Ponte, through the lens of René Girard's theory of unconscious mimetic desire. The opera features couples who resemble those from classical literature, including Ovid's Collatinus and Lucretia, Cervantes's Anselmo...

Author: Mir SeidelISBN-10: 1967022097ISBN-13: 9781967022090Publisher: FomiteLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/02/2025Pages: 126Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.80lbsSize: 10.00h x 8.00w x 0.33d