Opera And Ideas
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Opera Ideas
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Author : Paul A. Robinson
language : en
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Release Date : 1986
Opera Ideas written by Paul A. Robinson and has been published by Cornell University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986 with Music categories.
Opera and Ideas is a study of the connections between music and intellectual history. Through lucid analysis of six operas and two song cycles, Paul Robinson shows how operas give musical and dramatic expression to ideas about the self, society, and history.
Opera And Ideas
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1987
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Ideas On The Opera Translated From The French
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Author : A. A. LE TEXIER
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1790
Ideas On The Opera Translated From The French written by A. A. LE TEXIER and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1790 with categories.
Opera Sex And Other Vital Matters
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Author : Paul Robinson
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2002-06-08
Opera Sex And Other Vital Matters written by Paul Robinson and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-06-08 with Literary Collections categories.
Opera, Sex, and Other Vital Matters gathers both classic and never-before-published essays from one of the leading stylists in contemporary American letters, and one of our more revered public intellectuals, Paul Robinson. Diverse and elegant, the essays in this new collection showcase the sly wit and lightly worn erudition of their author. Each celebrates art and the flesh, directing us to the twin ecstasies of music and eros. The essays on opera gathered here explore how masterpieces like Fidelio and The Magic Flute reflect the intellectual currents of their day. Be it the work of Verdi or Mozart, Wagner or Strauss, Robinson compels us to search for meaning not just in the lyrics of opera but also in the music. In melody, not libretto, we are more likely to discern key historical complexities and appreciate the way opera transcends language and time. The essays on sexuality, meanwhile, are ruminative, funny, and even moving. At one moment, Robinson measures whether homosexuality is the result of destiny or free choice. In another, he shares a touching exchange of letters with a gay student in the process of coming out. The final essays that encompass "other vital matters" find Robinson at his most incisive. Whether defending Freud as the most influential thinker of the twentieth century, attacking the dreaded use of semicolons, reflecting on his own mortality, or even meditating on the nature of cats, Sex, Opera, and Other Vital Matters is an eclectic work that will appeal to any reader interested in the continuing relevance of ideas to life.
30 Second Opera
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Author : Hugo Shirley
language : en
Publisher: Ivy Press
Release Date : 2015-09-24
30 Second Opera written by Hugo Shirley and has been published by Ivy Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-09-24 with Music categories.
The bestselling 30-Second… series takes a revolutionary approach to learning about those subjects you feel you should really understand. Each title selects a popular topic and dissects it into the 50 most significant ideas at its heart. Every idea, no matter how complex, is explained in 300 words and one image, all digestible in just 30 seconds. Live operatic performance was once part of popular culture yet in modern times it has become caricatured as exclusive, overwhelming and, often, very very long. 30-Second Opera raises the curtain so that anyone can enjoy opera, classical or contemporary, without the elitism. Compiled by opera buffs, not the bourgeoisie, it serves up all you need to enjoy the spectacle, the music, and above all the voices – from Farinelli to femme fatale.
The Politics Of Opera
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Author : Mitchell Cohen
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2020-12-08
The Politics Of Opera written by Mitchell Cohen and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-12-08 with Music categories.
A wide-ranging look at the interplay of opera and political ideas through the centuries The Politics of Opera takes readers on a fascinating journey into the entwined development of opera and politics, from the Renaissance through the turn of the nineteenth century. What political backdrops have shaped opera? How has opera conveyed the political ideas of its times? Delving into European history and thought and music by such greats as Monteverdi, Lully, Rameau, and Mozart, Mitchell Cohen reveals how politics—through story lines, symbols, harmonies, and musical motifs—has played an operatic role both robust and sotto voce. This is an engrossing book that will interest all who love opera and are intrigued by politics.
Words And Music
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Author : Kenneth H. Moore
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005
Words And Music written by Kenneth H. Moore and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Emotions in music categories.
Morality And Viennese Opera In The Age Of Mozart And Beethoven
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Author : Martin Nedbal
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-09-13
Morality And Viennese Opera In The Age Of Mozart And Beethoven written by Martin Nedbal and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-09-13 with Music categories.
This book explores how the Enlightenment aesthetics of theater as a moral institution influenced cultural politics and operatic developments in Vienna between the mid-eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Moralistic viewpoints were particularly important in eighteenth-century debates about German national theater. In Vienna, the idea that vernacular theater should cultivate the moral sensibilities of its German-speaking audiences became prominent during the reign of Empress Maria Theresa, when advocates of German plays and operas attempted to deflect the imperial government from supporting exclusively French and Italian theatrical performances. Morality continued to be a dominant aspect of Viennese operatic culture in the following decades, as critics, state officials, librettists, and composers (including Gluck, Mozart, and Beethoven) attempted to establish and define German national opera. Viennese concepts of operatic didacticism and national identity in theater further transformed in response to the crisis of Emperor Joseph II’s reform movement, the revolutionary ideas spreading from France, and the war efforts in facing Napoleonic aggression. The imperial government promoted good morals in theatrical performances through the institution of theater censorship, and German-opera authors cultivated intensely didactic works (such as Die Zauberflöte and Fidelio) that eventually became the cornerstones for later developments of German culture.
On Opera
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Author : Bernard Williams
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2008-10-01
On Opera written by Bernard Williams and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-10-01 with Music categories.
A lifelong opera lover, Bernard Williams's articles and essays, talks for the BBC, contributions to the Grove Dictionary of Opera, and program notes for the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, and the English National Opera, generated a devoted following. This volume brings together these widely scattered and largely unobtainable pieces, including two that have not been previously published. It covers an engaging range of topics from Mozart to Wagner, including essays on specific operas by those composers as well as Verdi, Puccini, Strauss, Debussy, Janacek, and Tippett. --From publisher's description.
Ideas On The Opera
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Author : A. A. Le Texier
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1790
Ideas On The Opera written by A. A. Le Texier and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1790 with Operas categories.
