Thehistorical context had changed and the priority was now aesthetic rather than moral, yet there was something familiar about the figure of an outsider who could manage the professional categories involved in staging an opera: ...
This book is a vital reference tool for students, teachers, and to all opera lovers, performers, and composers who seek information about the development of the genre.
"This book examines some figures of seduction as they have appeared over the course of opera's history." --introd.
The Lyric Opera Companion: The History, Lore, and Stories of the World's Greatest Operas
Stars of the Opera
This volume brings together ten essays focusing on the diversity of operatic institutions, their protagonists, and historical fortunes in Europe from 1730 to 1917.
The Little Book of Opera is a collection of writings by enthusiasts, celebrating the sublime marriage of words and music that has dazzled audiences with an unparalled parade of both high and low drama since the 16th century.
Weaving together the personal, economic, and artistic struggles that characterize the Met’s long and vibrant history, Molto Agitato is a must-read saga of power, wealth, and, above all, great music.
It reads like a list of the finest British singers of the day: Elizabeth Han/vood as Tytania, John Shirley-Quirk as Theseus, Helen Watts as Hippolyta, Peter Pears as Lysander, Thomas Hemsley as Demetrius, Josephine Veasey as Hermia, ...
It is more than the story of William Grant Still's love of operatic music, of the libretti that reflect his own life and philosophy, and of the world he dreamed through his work.