The first appearance of Alice Goodman s two internationally-renowned and controversial libretti, alongside one of her ma......more
Werner Schroeter was a leading figure of New German Cinema. In more than forty films made between 1967 and 2008, includi......more
This book is concerned with a hundred years of musical drama in England. It charts the development of the genre from the......more
Reprinted from authoritative Breitkopf and Härtel sources, this collection features a variety of Brahms’s most cherished......more
Critical edition of the Staging by Albert Carre for Debussy’s "Pelleas et Melisande"...more
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The Music of the Future is not a book of predictions or speculations about how to save the music business or the bleedin......more
The major focus of this book is to verify the impact of European opera on some major authors (such as Whitman, Melville,......more
This dictionary is part of the Oxford Reference Collection: using sustainable print-on-demand technology to make the acc......more
Baroque opera is entirely plurimedial. Like no other medium, it offers unique possibilities to create, transform and rei......more
The incredible story of singing teacher extraordinaire Mathilde Marchesi who trained more international opera stars than......more
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Voyez ce corps! A la derniere scene de Romeo et Juliette, Capulets et Montaigus, accourus au tombeau, sont face a l’evid......more
In this book, Emily Wilbourne boldly traces the roots of early opera back to the sounds of the commedia dell arte. Along......more
Listeners, performers, students and teachers will find here the analytical tools they need to understand and interpret m......more
The Works of Giuseppe Verdi is the first critical edition of the composer s oeuvre. Together with his operas, the series......more
The Works of Giuseppe Verdi is the first critical edition of the composer s oeuvre. Together with his operas, the series......more
Many of the greatest works in the operatic repertoire bear the hallmarks of modernism. At first glance, modernism and op......more
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Alto: The Voice of Bel Canto examines the careers of the great alto singers, including the great castrati, from the dawn......more
The book reflects on Meyerbeer and his work 150 years after his death...more
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Insights into an opera stage director’s work from an internationally acclaimed director and teacher. Opera is nowadays p......more
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This resource offers a thorough analysis of the German and English languages and includes oral drills, word lists, table......more
This resource offers a thorough analysis of the German and English languages and includes oral drills, word lists, table......more
Ian Bradley s Complete Annotated Gilbert and Sullivan has established itself across the world as the authorized and defi......more
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My Life with Wagner chronicles his ardent personal and professional engagement with the great composer, whose work has s......more
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Opera is often dismissed as outdated and excessive, and perceived to be characterised by excessive passions, sumptuous c......more
Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924) began his career at the end of the Romantic period and his death signaled the end of the las......more
This book takes advantage of new and often surprising biographical research on the Loder family as a whole and its four ......more
Thomas Adès and Philip Hensher’s dazzlingly precocious chamber opera Powder Her Face propelled its composer to internati......more
A selection of Arnold Whittall’s masterly writings on Wagner dealing with all major works in the context of 150 years’ o......more
The psychiatrist John Cordingly examines twelve operatic heroes under six sub-categories of personality disorder, placin......more
The psychiatrist John Cordingly examines twelve operatic heroes under six sub-categories of personality disorder, placin......more
A selection of Arnold Whittall’s masterly writings on Wagner dealing with all major works in the context of 150 years’ o......more
With her superb coloratura soprano, passion for the world of opera, and down-to-earth personality, Beverly Sills made hi......more
Virginia Woolf famously claimed that, around December 1910, human character changed. Aesthetic Technologies addresses ho......more
These 301 letters between Giuseppe Verdi and his last, most gifted librettist, Arrigo Boito, document an extraordinary c......more
Why has opera transfixed and fascinated audiences for centuries? Carolyn Abbate and Roger Parker answer this question in......more
(Vocal Collection). Many students only need a few opera arias in their vocal study. Selected Opera Arias extracts 10 ari......more
(Vocal Collection). 10 essential arias with plot notes, IPA, recorded diction lessons and recorded accompaniments. The p......more
(Vocal Collection). Many students only need a few opera arias in their vocal study. Selected Opera Arias extracts 10 ari......more
Between Worlds, the highly anticipated operatic debut from Tansy Davies to a libretto by Nick Drake, opened at London s ......more
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Music Theory through Musical Theatre takes a new and powerful approach to music theory. Written specifically for student......more
(Vocal Collection). Many students only need a few opera arias in their vocal study. Selected Opera Arias extracts 10 ari......more
(Vocal Collection). Many students only need a few opera arias in their vocal study. Selected Opera Arias extracts 10 ari......more
In the new opera Amelia, a first time mother-to-be, whose psyche has been scarred by the loss of her pilot father in Vie......more
In this book Brian Castles-Onion offers light-hearted accounts of some of the best-known operas, spiced with anecdotes a......more
New in paperback, In Two Minds is the first comprehensive biography of Jonathan Miller - the story of one of post-war Br......more
Higglety Pigglety Pop! is the second of Knussen’s two extraordinary fantasy operas created in collaboration with the acc......more
A guide to the origins and music of Szymanowski’s exquisitely beautiful opera King Roger. Karol Szymanowski (1881-1937),......more
Defined by its distinct performance style, stage practices, and regional and dialect based identities, Cantonese opera o......more
An authoritative and exhaustive examination of John Crosby--the musician, the visionary, the impresario, the man--and hi......more
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Opera’s most enduring tragic double bill of verismo masterpieces, Cavalleria rusticana and Pagliacci share many common f......more
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A perfectly accessible introduction to the history of opera This compact yet illuminating survey of opera brings the sub......more
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Verdi s Attila, his ninth opera, had its premiere at Venice s Teatro La Fenice in March 1846. Based on the German play A......more
Handbook of the operas This book, "Handbook of the operas", by Edith B. Ordway, is a replication of a book originally pu......more
Thebans was commissioned by English National Opera with support from The Boltini Trust, PRS for Music Foundation, and EN......more
American composer Robert Ashley (born 1930) has taken contemporary opera beyond the opera theater and into the televisio......more
As a uniquely hybrid form of artistic output, straddling music and theatre and high and popular culture, opera offers va......more
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What IS opera? Contributors to The Oxford Handbook of Opera respond to this deceptively simple question with a rich and ......more
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Blackness in Opera critically examines the intersections of race and music in the multifaceted genre of opera. A diverse......more
Prominent components of Louis XIV s propaganda, the arts of spectacle also became sources of a potent resistance to the ......more