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Si spengono le luci e si apre il sipario. Si va in scena: maschere, costumi, scenografie, attori, vite riempiono il palcoscenico. Dietro all'esibizione c’è la mano dell’artista, che come un demiurgo……続きを見る

Fourteen revealing essays by a prominent Berlioz authority on some of the composer's acclaimed compositions (the Symphonie fantastique, Les Nuits d'été, Les Troyens) and writings (the celebrated Mém……続きを見る

The Original Portrayal of Mozart’s Don Giovanni offers an original reading of Mozart’s and Da Ponte’s opera Don Giovanni, using as a lens the portrayal of the title role by its creator, the baritone……続きを見る

In 'Parsifal,' readers are presented with a thought-provoking anthology that bridges the world of epic poetry and legendary opera to explore themes of quest, redemption, and the enduring human spiri……続きを見る

In 'Richard Wagner and His Poetical Work, from 'Rienzi' to 'Parsifal,' Judith Gautier provides a comprehensive analysis of the evolution of Richard Wagner's poetic creations. Using a scholarly and d……続きを見る

Lawrence Gilman's 'Aspects of Modern Opera: Estimates and Inquiries' delves into the intricacies of modern opera, offering comprehensive analyses and thought-provoking inquiries. The book discusses ……続きを見る

In 'Chapters of Opera' by Henry Edward Krehbiel, the author delves into the intricate world of opera, exploring various chapters in its rich history. Written in a scholarly yet engaging style, Krehb……続きを見る

Il libretto di Turandot si presenta incomprensibile e cruento. Per gustare meglio il capolavoro di Puccini conviene scavare a fondo sino a pervenire alle origini della fiaba, ed è allora che si disp……続きを見る

Why a vernacularization? While a giant of composition, as a librettist, Wagner stunk. The wordiest of wordy birdies, he might use a paragraph to say yes or half a page to say maybe. Then he grossly ……続きを見る

La vita di Giuseppina Strepponi lungo i suoi 82 anni di vita ricostruita, tramite un'approfondita e appassionata ricerca storiografica condotta dalla conterranea Maria Moretti, anch'essa lodigiana. ……続きを見る

This comes in three parts: A short bio of the unusual facts about Richard Wagner, then a precise and libretto in American for Die Feen, Wagner's first opera and a total flop. Its libretto is include……続きを見る

This book contains 250 anecdotes about opera, including these anecdotes: 1) When Pierre Monteux started working at the Metropolitan Opera, he decided to buy a shiny Ford touring-car. He paid $300 fo……続きを見る

Nicht weniger als 37 Jahre - mehr als Wagners halbes Leben - vergehen vom ersten Gedanken an eine Oper "Parsifal" bis zu ihrer Uraufführung in Bayreuth im Jahre 1882 - es war Wagners letztes Bühnenw……続きを見る

Dorothea Link examines singers’ voices and casting practices in late eighteenth-century Italian opera as exemplified in Vienna’s court opera from 1783 to 1791. The investigation into the singers’ vo……続きを見る

Diese umfassende Einführung in Wagners Oper "Lohengrin" enthält das vollständige Libretto mit zahlreichen Notenbeispielen. Kurt Pahlen kommentiert das Werk durch musikbezogene Hinweise sowie Erläute……続きを見る

"Tristan und Isolde" ist in der "inneren Dimension" schwer zu messen. Kein anderes der Musikdramen Wagners ist so völlig auf ein einziges Thema konzentriert, verzichtet so weitgehend auf theatralisc……続きを見る

Richard Wagners 1845 beendete Romantische Oper "Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg" schreitet auf dem Weg fort, der mit dem "Fliegenden Holländer" wenige Jahre zuvor eingeschlagen wurde: de……続きを見る

The Singer's Guide to German Diction is the essential foundation for a complete course in German diction for singers, vocal coaches, choral conductors, and anyone wishing to learn the proper pronunc……続きを見る

Purcell's Dido and Aeneas stands as the greatest operatic achievement of seventeenth-century England, and yet, despite its global renown, it remains cloaked in mystery. The date and place of its fir……続きを見る

Revisit America’s Golden Age of classical music through the witty and wildly popular reviews of our greatest critic-composer For fourteen memorable years Virgil Thomson surveyed the worlds of opera ……続きを見る

Alex Ross, renowned New Yorker music critic and author of the international bestseller and Pulitzer Prize finalist The Rest Is Noise, reveals how Richard Wagner became the proving ground for modern ……続きを見る

The Operatic Archive: American Opera as History extends the growing interdisciplinary conversation in opera studies by drawing on new research in performance studies and the philosophy of history. M……続きを見る

A “gripping, sensitive” biography of the trailblazing singer who carved a path for African American artists including Marian Anderson and Paul Robeson (The Atlanta Voice). Performing in a country ri……続きを見る

The second volume of Carl Friedrich Glasenapp's Life of Richard Wagner. 続きを見る

Dieses eBook: "Parsifal - Die beliebtesten Opern" ist mit einem detaillierten und dynamischen Inhaltsverzeichnis versehen und wurde sorgfältig korrekturgelesen. Parsifal ist das letzte musikdramatis……続きを見る

Revolving around the opera, these tales are an “archaeological excavation of the slag-heaps of our collective existence” (W. G. Sebald) Combining fact and fiction, each of the one hundred and two ta……続きを見る

From the 'old world' to the 'new' and back again, this transnational history of the performance and reception of Bizet's Carmen – whose subject has become a modern myth and its heroine a symbol – pr……続きを見る

A vivid grasp of the story and the characters in "The Ring of Niebelung" brings Richard Wagner's mythic four-opera cycle to life. The Ring Cycle has a hold on our imagination like no other operatic ……続きを見る

A premier singer and master teacher here tells other singers how to get the most from 151 famous arias selected for their popularity or their greatness from 66 operas, ranging in time and style from……続きを見る

Philip Glass and Robert Wilson’s most celebrated collaboration, the landmark opera Einstein on the Beach, had its premiere at the Avignon Festival in 1976. During its initial European tour, Metropol……続きを見る