Opera books

Aspects Of Modern Opera: Estimates And Inquiries This book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a...  Read More >>

Trente ans apres ses adieux artistiques, Regine Crespin reste l'incarnation de la diva francaise. La cantatrice...  Read More >>

"This book describes the musical experiences of a lifetime amateur singer. In both auto-biographical anecdotes and...  Read More >>

""When the world comes to an end,"" Viennese writer Karl Kraus lamented in 1908, ""all the big city orchestras will...  Read More >>

A powerful memoir from one of the world's most successful orchestral conductors, whose life story, talent and dedication...  Read More >>

Here translated for the first time, Jean-Jacques Nattiez's widely hailed comparative guide to the techniques of...  Read More >>

A school trip goes from boring to brilliant when Jack and Megan are reunited with their old friend Trunk and travel...  Read More >>

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English summary: In the eighteenth century, Italian opera was present in all parts of Europe - constituting a cultural...  Read More >>

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An accessible survey of one of the liveliest and most popular forms of musical performance. Written especially for...  Read More >>

Das Buch behandelt literarische Texte, die zur Vertonung in musikalischem Vortrag bestimmt waren. Den einen Schwerpunkt...  Read More >>

From the theatrical stage to the literary salon, the figure of Sappho—the ancient poet and inspiring icon of feminine...  Read More >>

This book provides a historically informed understanding of the reception of Puccini’s opera, La fanciulla del West...  Read More >>

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In Performing Homer: The Voyage of Ulysses from Epic to Opera scholars in Classics, Drama, Italian Literature, Art...  Read More >>

The Pre-History of ‘The Midsummer Marriage’ examines the early collaborative phase (1943 to 1946) in the making...  Read More >>

In his lifetime, the opera composer Fromental Halevy was considered the leader of the French school; his admirers...  Read More >>

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The partnership of W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan produced a collection of the most best-loved and (still!) oft-performed...  Read More >>

The last book by one of Britain's most prominent public intellectuals is a superbly insightful and moving exploration...  Read More >>

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Opera in ancien régime France was an eminently political art, tied to the demands of court spectacle. This was true...  Read More >>

Bizet's Carmen Uncovered exposes the myths and stereotypes that so often surround this much loved opera by exploring...  Read More >>