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Overview"From the New York Times review of the Dallas Opera's performance of Orlando furioso and the international symposium on Baroque opera: "". . . it was a serious, thoughtful, consistent and imaginative realization of a beautiful, long-neglected work, one that fully deserved all the loving attention it received. As such, the production and its attendant symposium made a positive contribution to the cause of Baroque opera . . . . "" Baroque opera experienced a revival in the late twentieth century. Its popularity, however, has given rise to a number of perplexing and exciting questions regarding literary sources, librettos, theater design, set design, stage movement, and costumes-even the editing of the operas. In 1980, the Dallas Opera produced the American premier of Vivaldi's Orlando furioso, which met with much acclaim. Concurrently an international symposium on the subject of Baroque opera was held at Southern Methodist University. Authorities from around the world met to discuss the operatic works of Vivaldi, Handel, and other Baroque composers as well as the characteristics of the genre. Michael Collins and Elise Kirk, deputy chair and chair of the symposium, edited the papers to produce this groundbreaking study, which will be of great interest to music scholars and opera lovers throughout the world. Contributors to Opera and Vivaldi include Shirley Wynne, John Walter Hill, Andrew Porter, Eleanor Selfridge-Field, Howard Mayer Brown, William Holmes, Ellen Rosand, and the editors." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Michael Collins , Elise K. KirkPublisher: University of Texas Press Imprint: University of Texas Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.454kg ISBN: 9781477300640ISBN 10: 1477300643 Pages: 408 Publication Date: 01 July 1984 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsIntroduction. Vivaldi’s Orlando furioso: The Dallas Opera Production and Symposium, by Elise K. KirkPart I. Literary Sources and Their Transformation into OperaDramatic Theory and the Italian Baroque Libretto, by Michael CollinsMythological Subjects in Opera Seria, by Sven HansellAriosto and the Oral Tradition, by C. Peter BrandAriosto’s Orlando and Opera Seria, by Gary SchmidgallOrlando in Seicento Venice: The Road Not Taken, by Ellen RosandEighteenth-Century Orlando: Hero, Satyr, and Fool, by Ellen T. HarrisPart II. Venetian Opera in Its Cultural MilieuVenetian Theaters during Vivaldi’s Era, by William C. HolmesCostume in the Frescoes of Tiepolo and Eighteenth-Century Italian Opera, by William L. BarchamBaroque Manners and Passions in Modern Performance, by Shirley WynneOpera Criticism and the Venetian Press, by Eleanor Selfridge-FieldPart III. The Practice of Opera SeriaVoice Register as an Index of Age and Status in Opera Seria, by Roger CovellCadential Structures and Accompanimental Practices in Eighteenth-Century Italian Recitative, by Michael CollinsDeclamation and Expressive Singing in Recitative, by Mary CyrEmbellishing Eighteenth-Century Arias: On Cadenzas, by Howard Mayer BrownPart IV. Vivaldi as Dramatic ComposerThe Relationship between Text and Music in the Operas of Vivaldi, by Eric CrossVivaldi as Self-Borrower, by Klaus KropfingerVivaldi’s Orlando: Sources and Contributing Factors, by John Walter HillPart V. Baroque Opera TodayPreparing the Critical Edition: An Interview with Alan Curtis, by Marita P. McClymondsOpera Seria Today: A Credo, by Andrew PorterAppendix. Grazio Braccioli’s Orlando furioso: A History and Synopsis of the Libretto, by Michael CollinsContributorsIndexReviewsAuthor InformationMichael Collins (1930–2011) was Professor of Music at the University of North Texas. Elise K. Kirk is the former director of research projects for the Dallas Opera and has written several books on American music. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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