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Great Operatic Disasters

Great Operatic Disasters more books like this

by Hugh Vickers

To its devotees, opera is the most sublime of arts. It is also one of the most accident prone, and when things go wrong, they tend to do so on a grand scale. "Great Operatic Disasters" records some of the most memorable calamities from opera houses around the world. Most of them are true, some have been embroidered over the years, and a few, well, ...

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A Night at the Opera: An Irreverent Guide to the Plots, the Singers, the Composers, the Recordings

A Night at the Opera: An Irreverent Guide to the Plots, the Singers, the Composers, the Recordings more books like this

by Denis Forman

An encyclopedic handbook for experts and newcomers alike. A description of each of the 83 most popular operas on CD, including: casts of characters, synopses, Sir Denis's comments and grade, and contemporary news and gossip. Also included are detailed sections on composers, conductors and singers.

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An Invitation to the Opera

An Invitation to the Opera more books like this

by John Digaetani

This invaluable primer will introduce the uninitiated to the mysteries of opera and help more experienced buffs to expand their understanding and deepen their appreciation of the art form. An Invitation to the Opera provides an accessible and completely comprehensive look at opera's rich heritage.

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Opera and Its Symbols: The Unity of Words, Music, and Staging

Opera and Its Symbols: The Unity of Words, Music, and Staging more books like this

by Robert Donington

The author is a noted musicologist, performer, and writer, known for his book "Wagner's Ring and Its Symbols", and for his reference work "The Interpretation of Early Music". In this book, he discusses the workings of symbolism in opera and the importance of staging an opera in keeping with the composer's intentions. Only in this way, claims the ...

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The La Scala Encyclopedia of the Opera: A Complete Reference Guide

The La Scala Encyclopedia of the Opera: A Complete Reference Guide more books like this

by Giorgio Bagnoli

Covering a broad range of styles, this comprehensive volume includes entries for more than 450 operas that have been performed over the last four centuries. Organized from A to Z for easy reference, it's a complete guide that's certain to inform and entertain any opera buff. 500 photos.

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Broadway Stories: A Backstage Journey Through Musical Theatre more books like this

by Marty Bell

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Making of My Fair Lady

Making of My Fair Lady more books like this

by Keith Garebian

Each volume in this series features an inside, historically accurate examination of the background, the personalities involved, the stars who performed, the text, and the composers. When My Fair Lady ended its stellar run, millions of people had seen the show over six years and had helped break box-office records. My Fair Lady used the substance ...

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Literature as Opera more books like this

by Gary Schmidgall

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The Life and Times of Porgy and Bess: The Story of an American Classic more books like this

by Hollis Alpert

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The muses are heard, an account. more books like this

by Truman Capote

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The Oxford Dictionary of Opera

The Oxford Dictionary of Opera more books like this

by John Warrwck, Ewan West, John Warrack

Opera has achieved a breadth of appeal unprecedented in its history, commanding the patronage of the wealthy but also a popular following, generating well-filled opera houses, as well as spectacular mass events, public television relays of famous occasions, and huge record sales. "The Oxford Dictionary of Opera" is a comprehensive one-volume ...

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Opera on record more books like this

by Alan Blyth

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The opera more books like this

by Joseph Wechsberg

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Believing in Opera

Believing in Opera more books like this

by Tom Sutcliffe

Tracing the development of "radical" opera production from the innovations of Peter Brook in the 1950s to leading contemporary figures such as Peter Sellars, David Freeman and Jonathan Miller, this work also discusses the challenge of opera as a genre. It addresses the important question facing opera today, of whether it is to be the preserve of ...

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Encyclopedia of the opera. more books like this

by David Ewen

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Cinderella more books like this

by Beni Montresor

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The tenth muse; a historical study of the opera libretto more books like this

by Patrick J. Smith

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Opera offstage : passion and politics behind the great operas

Opera offstage : passion and politics behind the great operas more books like this

by Milton E. Brener

Operas are stories. And behind each opera are other stories, from real life, that are often just as intriguing. Because the human "stories behind the stories" impact the performance we see on stage, our knowledge of these private dramas will add tremendously to our appreciation and make the experience of opera even more pleasurable.

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Opera more books like this

by Herbert Kupferberg

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Operas Every Child Should Know (1911)

Operas Every Child Should Know (1911) more books like this

by Dolores Bacon

Found in this work are descriptions of the text and music of some of the most famous masterpieces. The opera is never more enjoyed than by a music lover who is incapable of criticism from lack of musical knowledge: music being first and last an emotional art; and as our emotions are refined it requires compositions of a more and more elevated ...

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The Three Tenors: The Men, the Voices, the Legends more books like this

by Nancy Shear

Pavarotti. Domingo. Carreras. The Three Tenors have become an international sensation, captivating audiences and truly popularizing opera. This unique, fully illustrated volume presents the stories of the individual tenors and the magical concert that was to change the face of classical music forever. Entertaining, packed with information, and ...

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The Last Pirate: Tales from the Gilbert and Sullivan Operas more books like this

by Louis Untermeyer, Reginald Birch (Illustrator)

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The Gilbert and Sullivan operas more books like this

by Darlene Geis

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A-Z of Opera more books like this

by Mary Hamilton

A guide to all the different aspects of opera including plot summaries, composers, musical terms and opera anecdotes. The information provided ranges from who was Don Giovanni, to how 20th-century politics is creeping on to the opera stage.

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Skeletons from the Opera Closet more books like this

by David L. Groover

An assemblage of opera history and gossip, diatribes, stories, anecdotes and quotations from critics and composers.

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