In Search Of The Great American Opera
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In Search Of The Great American Opera
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Author : Frédéric Döhl
language : de
Publisher: Waxmann Verlag
Release Date : 2016
In Search Of The Great American Opera written by Frédéric Döhl and has been published by Waxmann Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with Music categories.
Die 'große amerikanische Oper' war und ist Gegenstand diverser Diskurse analog zur Diskussion um 'The Great American Novel'. Die Verlockung, den 'großen amerikanischen Roman' aufzuspüren, der gleichsam das Wesen seines Herkunftslandes zum Ausdruck bringe, scheint derart mächtig, dass bis heute mit Werken von Herman Melville bis Philip Roth stets neue Kandidaten angeführt werden. Bereits 1925 übertrug Benjamin Morris Steigman das Konzept auf die Musik und nannte Werke wie Horatio Parkers Mona (1912) oder Reginald de Kovens Rip van Winkle (1919) erste Versuche, eine 'Great American Opera' zu kreieren. Der vorliegende Band folgt in zwölf Fallstudien dieser Idee einer 'großen amerikanischen Oper' von der Zeit des Ersten Weltkriegs bis heute, beleuchtet ihre Ideologeme, ihre produktiven Potenziale und die Vielfalt ihrer Erscheinungsformen vom Musiktheater des Broadway bis in die Avantgarde.
American Opera
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Author : Elise Kuhl Kirk
language : en
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Release Date : 2001
American Opera written by Elise Kuhl Kirk and has been published by University of Illinois Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Music categories.
A treasure trove of information, "American Opera" sketches musical traits and provides plot summaries, descriptions of sets and stagings, and biographical details on performers, composers, and librettists for more than 100 American operas. 86 photos.
Ticket To The Opera
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Author : Phil G. Goulding
language : en
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Release Date : 2011-03-30
Ticket To The Opera written by Phil G. Goulding and has been published by Ballantine Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-03-30 with Music categories.
In Ticket to the Opera, Phil G. Goulding finally makes the magic and mystique of opera accessible to all. Here he offers a complete operatic education, including history, definitions of key musical terms, opera lore and gossip, portraits of famous singers and the roles they immortalized, as well as pithy introductions to the greatest operas of Europe and America and their composers. The book's centerpiece is what Goulding terms "the collection"--85 classics, among them Aida, The Marriage of Figaro, Carmen, and Madama Butterfly, that have been packing the world's opera houses for years. This entertaining, meticulously researched book also includes a fascinating chapter on American opera from George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess to Philip Glass's Einstein on the Beach and a discussion of the gems of twentieth-century opera featuring works like Leos Janácek's The Cunning Little Vixen, Alban Berg's Lulu, and Serge Prokofiev's The Love for Three Oranges. Whether you're a curious neophyte, a music lover interested in branching out, or an aficionado eager to compare notes with a brilliant fellow opera buff, you'll prize Ticket to the Opera as an essential volume in your music library.
Dvorak S Prophecy And The Vexed Fate Of Black Classical Music
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Author : Joseph Horowitz
language : en
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Release Date : 2021-11-23
Dvorak S Prophecy And The Vexed Fate Of Black Classical Music written by Joseph Horowitz and has been published by W. W. Norton & Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-11-23 with Music categories.
A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of 2021 A provocative interpretation of why classical music in America "stayed white"—how it got to be that way and what can be done about it. In 1893 the composer Antonín Dvorák prophesied a “great and noble school” of American classical music based on the “negro melodies” he had excitedly discovered since arriving in the United States a year before. But while Black music would foster popular genres known the world over, it never gained a foothold in the concert hall. Black composers found few opportunities to have their works performed, and white composers mainly rejected Dvorák’s lead. Joseph Horowitz ranges throughout American cultural history, from Frederick Douglass and Huckleberry Finn to George Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess and the work of Ralph Ellison, searching for explanations. Challenging the standard narrative for American classical music fashioned by Aaron Copland and Leonard Bernstein, he looks back to literary figures—Emerson, Melville, and Twain—to ponder how American music can connect with a “usable past.” The result is a new paradigm that makes room for Black composers, including Harry Burleigh, Nathaniel Dett, William Levi Dawson, and Florence Price, while giving increased prominence to Charles Ives and George Gershwin. Dvorák’s Prophecy arrives in the midst of an important conversation about race in America—a conversation that is taking place in music schools and concert halls as well as capitols and boardrooms. As George Shirley writes in his foreword to the book, “We have been left unprepared for the current cultural moment. [Joseph Horowitz] explains how we got there [and] proposes a bigger world of American classical music than what we have known before. It is more diverse and more equitable. And it is more truthful.”
The American Opera Singer The Lives And Adventures Of America S Great Singers In Opera And Concert From 1825 To The Present
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Author : Peter G. Davis
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1997
The American Opera Singer The Lives And Adventures Of America S Great Singers In Opera And Concert From 1825 To The Present written by Peter G. Davis and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with categories.
Encyclopedia Of American Opera
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Author : Ken Wlaschin
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2006
Encyclopedia Of American Opera written by Ken Wlaschin and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Music categories.
"This encyclopedia lists, describes and cross-references everything to do with American opera. The approximately 1750 entries range from ballad operas and composers of the 18th century to modern minimalists and video opera artists. Each opera entry consists of plot, history, premiere and cast, followed by a chronological listing of recordings, movies and videos"--Provided by publisher.
The Strange Career Of Porgy And Bess
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Author : Ellen Noonan
language : en
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
Release Date : 2012
The Strange Career Of Porgy And Bess written by Ellen Noonan and has been published by Univ of North Carolina Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Performing Arts categories.
Examines the opera Porgy and Bess's long history of invention and reinvention as a barometer of 20th-century American expectations about race, culture and the struggle for equality.
The American Opera Singer
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Author : Peter G. Davis
language : en
Publisher: Doubleday Books
Release Date : 1997
The American Opera Singer written by Peter G. Davis and has been published by Doubleday Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
In America today, opera has never been more popular, and one reason for this is, no doubt, that American opera singers are fixtures on every leading opera stage throughout the world. In this lively and engrossing account, Peter G. Davis, music critic for New York magazine and a leading opera authority, tells the story of how these plucky, resilient and supremely talented American singers have transformed this venerable European-born art form and made it their own. Starting with opera's arrival in America in the early nineteenth century, Davis shows how American singers grew in sophistication and stature along with the country. From the nineteenth-century pioneers who crashed the gates of Europe's elite opera circles, to the glamorous singers of the early twentieth century who were also Hollywood stars and publicity magnets, to the highly professional singers since World War II who not only have gained European acceptance but now dominate the industry, this lively and highly readable account chronicles the extraordinary lives and adventures of these larger-than-life personalities. Included are Maria Callas, Beverly Sills, Richard Tucker, Leontyne Price, Marilyn Horne, Lawrence Tibbett, and a galaxy of others whose stories are as dramatic and compelling as the roles they sang on stage. Full of prima-donna antics, hilarious backstage anecdotes, and performance lore, "The American Opera Singer will delight anyone who has felt the magic of opera, and will provide a new canon of American singing sure to provoke spirited debate among aficionados. Trained as a musician and composer, Peter G. Davis has been writing about music for over thirty years in such publications as the "NewYork Times, The Times of London, High Fidelity, and "Opera News. He is currently music critic for "New York magazine and lives in New York City. Experience the artistry of America's supremely talented singers on RCA Victor Red Seal's "The American Opera Singer, a companion 2-CD set to this book, now available in record stores.
The Operatic Archive
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Author : Colleen Renihan
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2020-04-03
The Operatic Archive written by Colleen Renihan and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-04-03 with Music categories.
The Operatic Archive: American Opera as History extends the growing interdisciplinary conversation in opera studies by drawing on new research in performance studies and the philosophy of history. Moving beyond traditional aesthetic conceptions of opera, this book argues for opera’s powerful potential for historical impact and engagement in late twentieth- and twenty-first-century works by American composers. Considering opera’s ability to serve as a vehicle for memory, historical experience, affect, presence, and the historical sublime, this volume demonstrates how opera’s ability to represent and evoke historical events and historical experience differs fundamentally from the representations and recreations of other modes (specifically, literary and dramatic representations). Building on the work of performance scholars such as Joseph Roach, Rebecca Schneider, and Diana Taylor, and in consultation with recent debates in the philosophy of history, the book will be of interest to a wide range of scholars and researchers, particularly those working in the areas of opera studies and performance studies.
American Opera And Its Composers
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Author : Edward Hipsher
language : en
Publisher: Da Capo Press, Incorporated
Release Date : 1978-03-21
American Opera And Its Composers written by Edward Hipsher and has been published by Da Capo Press, Incorporated this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1978-03-21 with Biography & Autobiography categories.