{"product_id":"the-tuneful-voice-eugene-benson-9781772443042","title":"The Tuneful Voice: Selected Libretti","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Tuneful Voice: Selected Libretti \u003c\/em\u003epresents a collection of works by Eugene Benson, professor, novelist, playwright, and editor, written over a fifty-year period. The volume includes adaptations of the writings of such prominent authors as Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, and Oscar Wilde as opera, operetta, musical theatre, and oratorio. The death of Canadian painter Tom Thomson is probed in the oratorio \u003cem\u003eThe Mystery of Canoe Lake, \u003c\/em\u003eand the extraordinary story of the Canadian theatre mogul Ambrose J. Small is dramatized in the musical \u003cem\u003eThe Millionaire Who Disappeared.\u003c\/em\u003e Other subjects range from the Middle Ages to the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a book, rich in detail and personal insight, and an illuminating exploration of how musical theatre in its various genres is created. Benson's work has been performed by the Canadian Opera Company, the Stratford Festival of Canada, the Guelph Spring Festival, Toronto Operetta Theatre, Westben Arts Festival, Opera-in-Concert (Toronto), Stratford Summer Music, and broadcast by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eugene Benson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1772443042\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781772443042\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rock's Mills Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/12\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.63lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.69h x 7.44w x 0.85d","brand":"Eugene Benson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48519337640191,"sku":"9781772443042","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_10cf46e7-d3b3-47b0-840b-2df7bbecdd2d.jpg?v=1778737291","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-tuneful-voice-eugene-benson-9781772443042","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}