This first-of-its-kind, highly entertaining, and carefully researched account reveals how nearly 200 operas by leading c......more
(Opera). This imported, premium collector s book celebrates the 100th anniversary of the beloved Puccini opera. It is al......more
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This collection of Russell s classic adaptations concludes with Pelleas & Melisande by Maeterlinck and Debussy, Salome b......more
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such a......more
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This is the first book-length study of the genre of artist-opera , in which the work s central character is an artist w......more
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This is a personal memoir, cast in the form of a secular breviary, that...more
Opera is the fastest growing of all the performing arts, attracting audiences of all ages who are enthralled by the gorg......more
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Carmen--the inspiration for one of the world’s most popular operas--is a story about the dark forces that lurk beneath t......more
Pursues the unresolved question of Canetti’s place as a cultural and civilizational critic. The award of the Nobel Prize......more
This volume demonstrates for the first time that Mozart s opera Die Zauberfl te is an enactment of the alchemical opus m......more
Volume 4 is devoted to the last years (1857-64); while age and declining health saw a waning of the composer’s personal ......more
In this volume, Russell s classic adaptations of Richard Wagner s Parsifal from the legend of the Holy Grail, Ariane & B......more
A prominent star in both pre-Revolutionary Russia and New York, Lina Cavalieri, described as "the most beautiful woman i......more
(Music Sales America). Henry Purcell s only Opera proper, Dido and Aeneas is a magnificent example of English Baroque mu......more
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This volume of Holst’s chamber operas shows the composer’s intentions through his autograph manuscript. These autograph ......more
Richard Wagner s knowledge of and passion for Greek drama was so profound that for Friedrich Nietzsche, Wagner was Aesc......more
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Richard Wagner s knowledge of and passion for Greek drama was so profound that for Friedrich Nietzsche, Wagner was Aesc......more
This biography of composer Hector Berlioz (1803-1869) describes with unprecedented intimacy, affection, and respect the ......more
The performance history of Stiffelio as Verdi envisioned it began only in 1993. Composed with Rigoletto, and sharing man......more
Partial differential equations are used in mathematical models of a huge range of real-world phenomena, from electromagn......more
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China has over three hundred distinct styles of music drama, from exorcism theatre to farce, historical romance, and sha......more
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(Vocal Collection). W.S. Gilbert wrote the words, Arthur Sullivan composed the music, and together they revolutionized t......more
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Opera is a unique expression of the human mind and spirit--a play that communicates plot, characterization and story alm......more
This is the first study to recognize the wider picture of opera within early-modern French culture. Downing Thomas consi......more
The popular opera star Lily Pons (1898-1976) was the reigning coloratura at the Metropolitan Opera from 1931 to 1959, an......more
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such a......more
The great baritone Leonard Warren was history’s most notable interpreter of Verdi, making his mark in the title roles of......more
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(Schott). Carmen is one of the most frequently performed operas in the world and the genesis of the work is exceptiona......more
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Like all of Verdi’s operas from the 1840s, Alzira is to some extent an "experimental" opera, one of violent musical cont......more
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Content Introductory Remarks on Word-Music Relations: Mein selbst ander ich Forms for Early German Opera in Dresden: Hei......more
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La Calisto was first performed in Venice In 1651. The present realization was prepared by Raymond Leppard, initially for......more
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(Opera). This famous trilogy of Puccini one-act operas, Il tabarro, Suor Angelica and Gianni Schicchi, now appears in on......more
(Opera). Casa Ricordi is the original publisher for the unforgettable Italian operas that have made their mark on musica......more
(Opera). This famous trilogy of Puccini one-act operas, Il tabarro, Suor Angelica and Gianni Schicchi, now appears in on......more
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