Masque and Opera in England, 1656-1688

Andrew Walkling

• Paperback | Engels | Ashgate Interdisciplinary Studies in Opera
• Masque and Opera in England, 1656-1688 presents a comprehensive study of the development of court masque and through-composed opera in England from th... Lees meer

The Business of Opera

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• The study of the business of opera has taken on new importance in the present harsh economic climate for the arts. This book presents research that sh... Lees meer

Masque and Opera in England, 1656-1688

Andrew Walkling

• Hardcover | Engels | Ashgate Interdisciplinary Studies in Opera
• Masque and Opera in England, 1656-1688 presents a comprehensive study of the development of court masque and through-composed opera in England from th... Lees meer

Musical Theatre, Realism and Entertainment

Millie Taylor

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• What is it about musical theatre that audiences find entertaining? What are the features that lead to its ability to stimulate emotional attachment, t... Lees meer

Einstein on the Beach

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• Philip Glass and Robert Wilson's most celebrated collaboration, the landmark opera Einstein on the Beach , had its premiere at the Avignon Festival in... Lees meer

English Dramatick Opera, 1661-1706

Andrew R Walkling

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• English Dramatick Opera, 1661-1706 is the first comprehensive examination of the distinctively English form known as "dramatick opera", which appeared... Lees meer

Grétry's Operas and the French Public

R J Arnold

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• Why, in the dying days of the Napoleonic Empire, did half of Paris turn out for the funeral of a composer? The death of André Ernest Modeste Grétry in... Lees meer

Opera as Soundtrack

Jeongwon Joe

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• Filmmakers' fascination with opera dates back to the silent era but it was not until the late 1980s that critical enquiries into the intersection of o... Lees meer

Digital Scenography in Opera in the Twenty-First Century

Caitlin Vincent

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• Digital Scenography in Opera in the Twenty-First Century is the first definitive study of the use of digital scenography in Western opera production. ... Lees meer

Curating Opera

Stephen Mould

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• Curation as a concept and a catchword in modern parlance has, over recent decades, become deeply ingrained in modern culture. The purpose of this stud... Lees meer

Opera, Theatrical Culture and Society in Late Eighteenth-Century Naples

Anthony R Deldonna

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• The operatic culture of late eighteenth-century Naples represents the fullest expression of a matrix of creators, practitioners, theorists, patrons, a... Lees meer

Opera as Soundtrack

Jeongwon Joe

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• Filmmakers' fascination with opera dates back to the silent era but it was not until the late 1980s that critical enquiries into the intersection of o... Lees meer

Contextualizing Melodrama in the Czech Lands

Judith A Mabary

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• The mention of the term "melodrama" is likely to evoke a response from laymen and musicians alike that betrays an acquaintance only with the popular f... Lees meer

The Operas of Rameau

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• The present volume, devoted solely to the composer's operas, reflects this scholarly activity. It brings together a substantial group of essays by an ... Lees meer

Grand Opera Outside Paris

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• Nineteenth-century French grand opera was a musical and cultural phenomenon with an important and widespread transnational presence in Europe. Primary... Lees meer

Performing Homer

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• The epic poems the Iliad and the Odyssey , attributed to Homer, are among the oldest surviving works of literature derived from oral performance. Deep... Lees meer

Puccini's La Fanciulla del West and American Musical Identity

Kathryn Fenton

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• On 10 December 1910, Giacomo Puccini's seventh opera, La fanciulla del West , had its premiere before a sold-out audience at New York City's Metropoli... Lees meer

Opera Indigene

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• The representation of non-Western cultures in opera has long been a focus of critical inquiry. Within this field, the diverse relationships between op... Lees meer

The Operatic Archive

Colleen Renihan

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• The Operatic Archive: American Opera as History extends the growing interdisciplinary conversation in opera studies by drawing on new research in perf... Lees meer

Postopera

Jelena Novak

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• Both in opera studies and in most operatic works, the singing body is taken for granted. Jelena Novak reintroduces an awareness of the physicality of ... Lees meer

Curating Opera

Stephen Mould

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• Curation as a concept and a catchword in modern parlance has, over recent decades, become deeply ingrained in modern culture. The purpose of this stud... Lees meer

Readying Cavalli's Operas for the Stage

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• After more than three centuries of silence, the voice of Francesco Cavalli is being heard loud and clear on the operatic stages of the world. The coin... Lees meer

The Grand Theater of the World

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• Music and space in the early modern world shaped each other in profound ways, and this is particularly apparent when considering Rome, a city that def... Lees meer

English Dramatick Opera, 1661-1706

Andrew R Walkling

• Hardcover | Engels | Ashgate Interdisciplinary Studies in Opera
• English Dramatick Opera, 1661-1706 is the first comprehensive examination of the distinctively English form known as "dramatick opera", which appeared... Lees meer