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Die Anthologie 'Die Zauberflöte' präsentiert eine faszinierende Verbindung von literarischer und musikalischer Kunst, entstanden aus der Zusammenarbeit zwischen Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart und Emanuel S……続きを見る

To βιβλίο που κρατάτε στα χέρια σας, είναι μια σύντομη συνάντηση με την Ασπασία Ζέρβα. Μια πρωινή κουβεντούλα, που σφιχταγκαλιασμένη με το άρωμα της στιγμής και του ελληνικού καφέ ξεδιπλώνεται αβίασ……続きを見る

Mozart's greatest works were written in Vienna in the decade before his death (1781–1791). This biography focuses on Mozart's dual roles as a performer and composer and reveals how his compositional……続きを見る

This vintage book contains a collection of stories based upon Wagner's operas told by Gladys Davidson. Wilhelm Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883) was a German composer, theatre director, polemicist, and c……続きを見る

Opera has been performed in Australia for more than two hundred years, yet none of the operas written before the Second World War have become part of the repertoire. It is only in the late 1970s and……続きを見る

Caritas relates the 'true', yet largely undocumented story of Christine Carpenter, a 14th-century anchoress who moves towards insanity as her desire for a divine revelation continues to be unfulfill……続きを見る

Victorian Vocalists is a masterful and entertaining collection of 100 biographies of mid- to late-19th-century singers and stars. Kurt Gänzl paints a vivid picture of the Victorian operatic and conc……続きを見る

Who‘s Who and What‘s What in Wagner aims to fill a notable gap in the extensive literature surrounding the works of Richard Wagner. It is a comprehensive reference work in which all the many complex……続きを見る

Opera for the People is an in-depth examination of a forgotten chapter in American social and cultural history: the love affair that middle-class Americans had with continental opera (translated int……続きを見る

A superb new translation of one of the greatest nineteenth century poems: the libretto to Wagner's Ring cycle The scale and grandeur of Wagner's The Ring of the Nibelung has no precedent and no succ……続きを見る

Giacomo Puccini’s opera Madame Butterfly has enjoyed tremendous popularity in Europe and America since its debut in 1904. It has also inspired a global-level debate about whether the tragic heroine ……続きを見る

Tempesta is a term coined in this book applying to music that exhibits agitated or violent characteristics in order to evoke terror and chaos, involving ideas like rapid scale passages, driving rhyt……続きを見る

So You Want to Sing Light Opera is a concise handbook for performers, teachers, and directors who want to learn more about the delightful genre of light opera, including Viennese operetta, English c……続きを見る

French Vocal Literature: Repertoire in Context introduces singers to the history and performance concerns of a vast body of French songs from the twelfth century to the present, focusing on works fo……続きを見る

Kurze und fundierte Einführung in Richard Wagners Musikdrama "Siegfried". In populär-wissenschaftlichem Stil richten sich die Texte sowohl an "Wagner-Neulinge" als auch an erfahrene "Wagnerianer", d……続きを見る

This investigation offers new perspectives on Giuseppe Verdi’s attitudes to women and the functions which they fulfilled for him. The book explores Verdi’s professional and personal relationship wit……続きを見る

Of all operas in the standard repertory, none has had a more complicated genesis and textual history than Offenbach’s Tales of Hoffmann. Based on a highly successful 1851 play inspired by the short ……続きを見る

Nineteenth-century French grand operawas a musical and cultural phenomenon with an important and widespread transnational presence in Europe. Primary attention in the major studies of the genre has ……続きを見る

German music critic and opera producer Paul Bekker (1882–1937) is a rare example of a critic granted the opportunity to turn his ideas into practice. In this first full-length study of Bekker in Eng……続きを見る

With nearly three thousand new entries, the revised edition of Operas in German: A Dictionary is the most current encyclopedic treatment of operas written specifically to a German text from the seve……続きを見る

Conclusosi il Settecento, che in Mozart ha conosciuto il culmine e la pienezza dell'espressione musicale, si accendono i fuochi dell'Ottocento. Ovunque in Europa si affermano le identità nazionali, ……続きを見る

An inspiring story of one man’s rise from poverty and oppression to success and fame in the international world of opera … It is a difficult undertaking for any human to escape the cycle of poverty,……続きを見る

The Amato Opera Company has delighted music lovers throughout the years, establishing an extraordinary artistic tradition in New York City. -- Bill Clinton The Amato Opera theatre is a truly extraor……続きを見る

浩瀚的巨作，絕對媲美史上最佳的歌劇。ーーTim Blanning 史上第一，也是目前唯一講述歌劇社會史的巨作 歌劇，世界上浪漫、絢麗、迷人，也是最具政治影響力的菁英藝術， 它不僅僅是一種藝術形式，也是一種社會、經……続きを見る

ã `Who can turn skies back and begin again?' -Peter ã This book contends that Peter Grimes, widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential operas of the 20th century, is also one of ……続きを見る

Recomposing the Past is a book concerned with the complex but important ways in which we engage with the past in modern times. Contributors examine how media on stage and screen uses music, and in p……続きを見る

“Year of Wonder is an absolute treatーthe most enlightening way to be guided through the year.” **ー**Eddie Redmayne A unique celebration of classical music that showcases one inspirational piece ea……続きを見る

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 coincidence of productions at La Scala (Milan) and C……続きを見る

William Kinderman's detailed study of Parsifal, described by the composer as his "last card," explores the evolution of the text and music of this inexhaustible yet highly controversial music drama ……続きを見る

There is a world of music, beautiful, thrilling, powerful and romantic music, that one composer wrote to express the theme of Redemption Through Love! He wrote this music for “sacred music dramas” h……続きを見る