ａｎ - Opera 8

In Performing Opera: A Practical Guide for Singers and Directors Michael Ewans provides a detailed and practical workbook to performing many of the most commonly produced operas. Drawing on examples……続きを見る

Both in opera studies and in most operatic works, the singing body is often taken for granted. In Postopera: Reinventing the Voice-Body, Jelena Novak reintroduces an awareness of the physicality of ……続きを見る

Exploring the enduring popularity of Victor Hugo’s Les Misérables, this collection offers analysis of both the novel itself and its adaptations. In spite of a mixed response from critics, Les Miséra……続きを見る

The operatic culture of late eighteenth-century Naples represents the fullest expression of a matrix of creators, practitioners, theorists, patrons, and entrepreneurs linking aristocratic, public an……続きを見る

From football hooligan to opera singer, from the Cockney Reds to Catullus, from a hectic household to tranquility of spirit, Mark Glanville has travelled many paths, been many people – this is his r……続きを見る

The first appearance of Alice Goodman's two internationally-renowned and controversial libretti, alongside one of her masterful translations. An NYRB Classics Original Nixon in China and The Death o……続きを見る

Quand la disparition d'une célèbre chanteuse lyrique amène à se poser des questions fondamentales... « La voix d’Abigaille restait comme une empreinte indélébile dans le coeur des spectateurs qui re……続きを見る

Masque and Opera in England, 1656–1688 presents a comprehensive study of the development of court masque and through-composed opera in England from the mid-1650s to the Revolution of 1688–89. In see……続きを見る

Created by George Gershwin and DuBose Heyward and sung by generations of black performers, Porgy and Bess has been both embraced and reviled since its debut in 1935. In this comprehensive account, E……続きを見る

Extrait : "Il y a quelque trente ans un curieux de choses du théâtre, de Manne, mettait à exécution une idée assez ingénieuse et publiait sous ce titre : La Troupe de Voltaire, un livre dans lequel ……続きを見る

Extrait : "'CHŒUR PROCESSIONNEL. O Jupiter, si tu te plais aux jeux, / Aux jeux sacrés que célèbre Olympie, / Ne permets pas le triomphe à l'impie, / Ne permets pas la honte aux courageux !' Entre l……続きを見る

This edition does not include photographs. The biography of Kiri Te Kanawa, one of the most well-known and well-loved personalities in music, revealing for the first time the dramatic story of her o……続きを見る

Dans les années 1820, Carmen jeune et jolie gitane employée à la manufacture de cigares de Séville, jette au brigadier des Dragons nommé Don José, une fleur qu’elle a mordu… « Si je t’aime, prends g……続きを見る

In its revised third edition, this volume argues that an appreciation of opera is based on understanding of several key aspects: history, language, theatrical production, the power of the conductor,……続きを見る

In this book Steven Vande Moortele offers a comprehensive account of operatic and concert overtures in continental Europe between 1815 and 1850. Discussing a broad range of works by German, French, ……続きを見る

Come i Ricordi hanno trasformato la scena musicale dell’Ottocento, per il modo in cui hanno inteso il mestiere di editore, per le battaglie che hanno scelto di combattere, per le loro vittorie e per……続きを見る

While he is best known for his Jeeves and Bertie Wooster stories, P.G. Wodehouse was a prolific writer who penned many other novels, stories, and musical comedy libretti, the latter of which played ……続きを見る

In seinem historischen Roman 'Verdi' taucht Franz Werfel tief in das Leben und Schaffen des berühmten italienischen Komponisten Giuseppe Verdi ein. Werfel präsentiert dem Leser einen faszinierenden ……続きを見る

Durch sein Geschick, in den großen Konflikten um Liebe und Leidenschaft, die in seinen Opern erzählt werden, auch die politischen Dimensionen aufscheinen zu lassen, wurde Giuseppe Verdi zur Symbolge……続きを見る

Michael Ewans explores how classical Greek tragedy and epic poetry have been appropriated in opera, through eight selected case studies. These range from Monteverdi's Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria, ……続きを見る

Hailed at its premiere at the London Coliseum in 1986 as the most important musical and theatrical event of the decade, The Mask of Orpheus is undoubtedly a key work in Harrison Birtwistle's output.……続きを見る

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

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

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

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

“The Rose of Persia; or, The Story-Teller and the Slave” is a comic musical opera written by Arthur Sullivan and W. S. Gilbert in 1899. Gilbert and Sullivan were a Victorian-era theatrical partnersh……続きを見る

“Patience; or, Bunthorne's Bride” is a comic musical opera written by Arthur Sullivan and W. S. Gilbert in 1881. Gilbert and Sullivan were a Victorian-era theatrical partnership of the librettist W.……続きを見る

“The Grand Duke; or, The Statutory Duel” is a comic musical opera written by Arthur Sullivan and W. S. Gilbert in 1896. Gilbert and Sullivan were a Victorian-era theatrical partnership of the libret……続きを見る

“The Sorcerer” is a comic musical opera written by Arthur Sullivan and W. S. Gilbert in 1896. Gilbert and Sullivan were a Victorian-era theatrical partnership of the librettist W. S. Gilbert (1836–1……続きを見る

Third volume of Carl Francis Glasenapp's Life of Richard Wagner. 続きを見る