A history of opera
Abbate, Carolyn2012
Book
Why does opera continue to attract new audiences at a time when the stream of original works that was once its lifeblood has dried to a trickle? Carolyn Abbate and Roger Parker answer this question in their modern retelling of the history of opera, examining its evolution over several centuries and its continued appeal to generations of audiences.
Main title:
A history of opera / Carolyn Abbate and Roger Parker.
Work:
Edition:
1st ed.
Imprint:
New York : W.W. Norton, 2012.
Collation:
xix 603 p., [24] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 549-578) and index.
Contents:
Partial contents: Opera's first centennial - Opera seria - Discipline - Opera buffa and Mozart's line of beauty - Singing and speaking before 1800 - The German problem - Rossini and transition - The tenor comes of age - Young Verdi - Grand opera - Young Wagner - Opera comique, the crucible - Old Wagner - Verdi : older still - Realism and clamour - Turning point - Modern speech - We are alone in the forest.
ISBN:
9780393057218 (hbk)
Dewey class:
782.1
LC class:
ML1700
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
171875
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
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| Library at the Dock | -Art and Culture | ARTS 782.1 ABBA | Available |