Opera books

""A large-canvas narrative history, charting the impact of the cultural titan Wagner on art and politics. Ross will...  Read More >>

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Maria Callas was, perhaps, the greatest opera singer of the 20th century. Hers was a life lived on the world stage....  Read More >>

Through extensive research and detailed musical analysis, Matthew Boyden traces for the first time the profound...  Read More >>

Details the life, works, writings and aesthetic relationships of Igor Stravinsky, whose music epitomises the stylistic...  Read More >>

When German-Jewish composer Kurt Weill arrived in the United States in 1935, he found a nation nothing like he imagined....  Read More >>

Nothing strikes the ear quite like a soprano singing in the sonic stratosphere. Whether thrilling, chilling, or...  Read More >>

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Recounts Christophe-Willibald Gluck's remaking of the grand operatic tragedy - long symbolic of absolute monarchy...  Read More >>

Music is a foundational language of being human. The singing voice can speak and depict the human condition with...  Read More >>

"If you're interested in training to sing opera, you have plenty of territories to cover. Training for opera usually...  Read More >>

"Pretty much anyone can sing. Of course, some people are more naturally skilled than others, but even a poor voice...  Read More >>

What did Richard Wagner know about ancient Greece? More importantly, what did he think he knew? How did Wagner's...  Read More >>

Roger Alier, author of the Universal Guide to Opera, offers us a historical account of this lyrical genre. Learn...  Read More >>

Leontyne Price remains one of the twentieth century's most revered opera singers and the first African American...  Read More >>

Felice Giardini and Professional Music Culture in mid-eighteenth-century London explores Giardini’s influence on...  Read More >>

Alexander H. Shapiro provides a fresh look at the influences on Wagner's Götterdämmerung, and critically re-evaluates...  Read More >>

An opera is a form of theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers,...  Read More >>

An opera is a form of theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers,...  Read More >>

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Meet the creators behind the words of Canadian opera in this exciting new collection of contemporary libretti. Featuring...  Read More >>