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Isabel Díaz-Morlán reads the characters of Così fan tutte, an opera by Mozart and Da Ponte, through the lens of René Girard’s theory of unconscious mimetic desire. The opera features couples who res……続きを見る

1766 begründeten einige Mitglieder der Grande Societé de Berne die erste Aktiengesellschaft der Schweiz mit dem Ziel, ein Theater- und Konzerthaus zu errichten – dem bestehenden Theaterverbot zum Tr……続きを見る

Dies ist das Libretto zur Oper Ariadne auf Naxos. Genießen Sie zum Klang Ihrer Lieblingsoper die Original-Texte auf Ihrem Bildschirm. Einzelne Akte und, falls mehrsprachig, Sprachen lassen sich über……続きを見る

Celebrating the 150th anniversary of his birth, this first critical biography of Italo Montemezzi (1875-1952) offers fascinating new insights into the life and work of an important opera composer, s……続きを見る

In Britain today, opera is routinely called elitist. But things were not always so. Examining shifting cultural attitudes over the century from 1920 to 2020, Someone Else's Music reveals a hidden hi……続きを見る

À la suite de la première des Contes d’Hoffmann, Ernest Reyer avouait : « Je doute, ai-je-écrit quelque part il y a bien des années déjà, qu’une œuvre sérieuse sorte de la plume de qui a écrit les e……続きを見る

An insightful, provocative selection of the best opera performances, chosen by The New York Times's chief classical music critic in one hundred original essays Opera intertwines the drama of the the……続きを見る

Opera has long been known for its ability to be used as a tool for colonial expression. But it is increasingly used to narrate histories of colonial trauma, oppression, and struggle. What does it me……続きを見る

Harmony Notes: Book 2, is a natural follow on from Harmony Notes: Book 1. The vocabulary is expanded to encompass dissonant decoration, modulation, secondary 7ths and an exploration of Classical chr……続きを見る

Performance is a forum for social action, embodied interaction and shared authority. Recently, as the various acts and agencies surrounding a performance have become the target of scholarly interest……続きを見る

This monograph is an authoritative study of the œuvre of one of the most important composers of our time. For the first time, Ligeti’s key works are presented in the context of their drafts and sket……続きを見る

Der Musik an den Welfenhöfen kam im 17. und 18. Jahrhundert eine überregionale Bedeutung zu, wie die in diesem Band vereinten Beiträge unterstreichen. Insbesondere in Wolfenbüttel und Hannover wirkt……続きを見る

Pubblicata inizialmente in tedesco nel 1926 e poi ampliata e riedita in inglese nel 1942, questa è stata la prima antologia delle lettere di Giuseppe Verdi destinata a un pubblico non italiano: un l……続きを見る

This book offers readers a fascinating new look into the spiritual side of operetta and musical theatre, two closely related genres often dismissed as trivial, shallow, and essentially secular. Brad……続きを見る

Dreaming with Open Eyes examines visual symbolism in late seventeenth-century Italian opera, contextualizing the genre amid the broad ocularcentric debates emerging at the crossroads of the early mo……続きを見る

The Castrato is a nuanced exploration of why innumerable boys were castrated for singing between the mid-sixteenth and late-nineteenth centuries. It shows that the entire foundation of Western class……続きを見る

Die Bedeutungsvielfalt des Mondes führt zur Existenz vieler Monde. In der Musik begegnet der Mond häufig als vielseitiger Stimmungsmacher, zum Beispiel als Ausdruck des Nächtlichen oder nächtlicher ……続きを見る

Celio Azevedo s Scout - Scoutish: The XXI Rock Opera é uma ópera rock neoclássica, criada por Célio Azevedo. A temática dessa ópera é sobre a grande odisseia que é a vida moderna, com os seus altos ……続きを見る

Forse esiste, negli autori del melodramma, un collegamento misterioso tra l’arte musicale e il senso del gusto. Verdi non fu certo un’eccezione, vista la sua passsione per vini e gastronomia. Nel ca……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

Well-known as a composer and philanthropist, Gordon Getty's compositions include orchestral, chamber, and piano pieces, but most prolifically, vocal works: four operas, a dramatic cantata, and numer……続きを見る

"Looking at opera from the standpoint of its texts, as only a gifted poet and librettist can do, Dana Gioia examines why a surprisingly small number of operas have attained a secure place in the rep……続きを見る

In the resplendent world of grand opera, a transcendent figure emerged - Maria Callas. "Maria" delves into the twilight years of this operatic legend, as portrayed by Angelina Jolie in the Pablo Lar……続きを見る

In "History of the Opera from its Origin in Italy to the Present Time," H. Sutherland Edwards meticulously catalogs the evolution of opera from its nascent stages in the Italian Renaissance to its c……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

“Muzio was a case apart: you cannot classify her, for in the end you have been so emotionally destroyed by her performance, you did not even know anymore what kind of instrument she had”. So spoke L……続きを見る

“During his picaresque, chameleon career, [Da Ponte] was always on the move. Jew and Catholic, priest and womaniser, poet and bankrupt, shopkeeper and university professor, he began his long life in……続きを見る

In the early 1800s, Rossini's operas permeated Italy, from the opera house to myriad arrangements heard in public and private. But after Rossini stopped composing, a sharp decline in popularity drov……続きを見る

Award-winning singer Ian Bostridge examines iconic works of Western classical music to reflect on the relationship between performer and audience. Like so many performers, renowned tenor Ian Bostrid……続きを見る

Performed throughout Europe during the 1700s, Italian heroic opera, or opera seria, was the century's most significant musical art form, profoundly engaging such figures as Handel, Haydn, and Mozart……続きを見る