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The World S Great Operas
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Author : John Tasker Howard
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1959
The World S Great Operas written by John Tasker Howard and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1959 with Operas categories.
More than 200 of the world's famous operas are clearly and concisely summarized. Appendices of the composers, sources of plots, and an index of the characters.
Losing The Plot In Opera
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Author : Brian Castles-Onion
language : en
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
Release Date : 2010-06-29
Losing The Plot In Opera written by Brian Castles-Onion and has been published by ReadHowYouWant.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-06-29 with Music categories.
The world of opera is a mystery to some and a comedy to others, but it is deadly serious to the people who live and breathe it. Opera conductor Brian Castles-Onion has seen opera from all sides and has decided to step back and reflect on the great operas and on the people who bring them to the stage. In this book he offers light-hearted accounts...
Great Operas
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Author : Michael Steen
language : en
Publisher: Icon Books
Release Date : 2012-11-01
Great Operas written by Michael Steen and has been published by Icon Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-11-01 with Music categories.
With four famous operas each from Mozart, Verdi and Puccini, and two each from Rossini and Donizetti, there is a feast of information. Here are short guides to The Marriage of Figaro and Don Giovanni; to the splendour of Aïda, the heart-breaking La Traviata; the drama of Tosca. The range is very broad. There is Wagner's great love story Tristan und Isolde; there is Johann Strauss's light comedy Die Fledermaus. On the way you can be briefed about such favourites as Handel's Giulio Cesare, Bizet's Carmen, Gounod's Faust, Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin and Britten's Peter Grimes. With plot summaries, composer biographies, observations on musical points of interest and background on the historical and cultural context of each opera, every one of these guides will enhance your appreciation and enjoyment and help you discuss the work and the performance with your fellow opera-goers. Steen shares his expert knowledge with a lightness of touch that makes each guide a pleasure to read. Witty, informative and beautifully presented, Great Operas is an indispensable reference guide for both seasoned opera-goers and those enjoying opera for the first time.
100 Great Operas And Their Stories
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Author : Henry W. Simon
language : en
Publisher: Anchor
Release Date : 1989-04-22
100 Great Operas And Their Stories written by Henry W. Simon and has been published by Anchor this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989-04-22 with Music categories.
Contains act-by-act descriptions of 100 operatic works ranging from the early seventeenth century to modern classics.
Bizet S Carmen
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Author : Michael Steen
language : en
Publisher: Icon Books Ltd
Release Date : 2013-02-20
Bizet S Carmen written by Michael Steen and has been published by Icon Books Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-02-20 with Music categories.
The Paris audience in 1875 was shocked by the sexually explicit realism of Bizet's exotic operatic masterpiece, its 'verismo' depiction of low life and brutal passion. But since the disastrous première – a sensational failure which hastened Bizet's premature death – it has been the greatest operatic success. It led to a film opera, a jazz opera, a rock ballet and a Broadway musical. Equally, it impressed great composers including Tchaikovsky, Brahms and Vaughan Williams. The story, written by Prosper Mérimée and adapted by librettists Meilhac and Halévy, is set in colourful Seville, in southern Spain, renowned for bullfights. The corporal Don José is seduced by Carmencita, a gypsy whore who works in a tobacco factory. With her Habanera (a Cuban dance like the tango) and Andalusian Seguidilla, she charms him, and escapes prison. She falls for Escamillo, a celebrity toreador associated with the famous tune Toréador en garde. Don José's Flower Song fails to win her for long. We visit the haunt of Seville's demi-monde, Lillas Pastia's bodega, and a gypsy encampment in the mountains, before José stabs Carmen outside the bullring. Written by Michael Steen, author of the acclaimed The Lives and Times of the Great Composers, 'Short Guides to Great Operas' are concise, entertaining and easy to read. They are packed with useful information and informed opinion, helping to make you a truly knowledgeable opera-goer, and so maximising your enjoyment of a great musical experience. Other 'Short Guides to Great Operas' that you may enjoy include Tosca, Madama Butterfly and Eugene Onegin.
Great Opera Stories
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Author : Millicent Schwab Bender
language : en
Publisher: DigiCat
Release Date : 2022-09-16
Great Opera Stories written by Millicent Schwab Bender and has been published by DigiCat this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-09-16 with Fiction categories.
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Great Opera Stories" (Taken from Original Sources in Old German) by Millicent Schwab Bender. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Verdi S La Traviata
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Author : Michael Steen
language : en
Publisher: Icon Books Ltd
Release Date : 2013-02-20
Verdi S La Traviata written by Michael Steen and has been published by Icon Books Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-02-20 with Music categories.
Verdi’s now-popular opera was a fiasco in Venice in 1853, attributable perhaps to the prima donna being noticeably obese, despite apparently wasting with tuberculosis. Soon, however, Verdi’s scandalous love story was on stage contemporaneously at Her Majesty’s Theatre, Covent Garden and Drury Lane. Piave’s libretto depicts Violetta and Alfredo Germont, the Marguerite and Armand of The Lady with the Camelias by Alexandre Dumas (son of the author of The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers). The bestseller was based on the short life of the courtesan Marie Duplessis, mistress of a duke, a viscount and a baron – in Paris the ‘oldest profession’, prostitution, was the only way many women could survive, as Victor Hugo’s Les Misérables depicts. Featuring some of Verdi’s best-loved tunes, such as the ‘Brindisi’ and Violetta’s Sempre libera, La Traviata is enduringly popular. Violetta has been sung by international operatic sopranos such as Patti and Melba, and recently Gheorghiu. Some, like Joan Sutherland, have preferred to stay off-stage and make an opera recording. Domingo and Pavarotti have sung the role of Alfredo. Written by Michael Steen, author of the acclaimed The Lives and Times of the Great Composers, ‘Short Guides to Great Operas’ are concise, entertaining and easy to read. They are packed with useful information and informed opinion, helping to make you a truly knowledgeable opera-goer, and so maximising your enjoyment of a great musical experience. Other ‘Short Guides to Great Operas’ that you may enjoy include Rigoletto, Carmen and La Bohème.
The World S Greatest Operas
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Author : www.DiscoverClassicalMusic.co.uk
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2010
The World S Greatest Operas written by www.DiscoverClassicalMusic.co.uk and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Opera categories.
This book aims to provide an overview of opera for the beginner and to highlight the most popular and enduring operas. To accompany the book is a USB memory stick that contains complete performances of each opera (twenty-two in total) that you can listen to whilst reading about the background and the operatic story. The performances include the leading stars of 20th century opera including Maria Callas, Giuseppe di Stefano, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Tito Gobbi, Kirsten Flagstad and Victoria de Los Angeles.
Puccini S Tosca
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Author : Michael Steen
language : en
Publisher: Icon Books Ltd
Release Date : 2013-02-20
Puccini S Tosca written by Michael Steen and has been published by Icon Books Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-02-20 with Music categories.
Tosca's première in Rome in January 1900 was nearly disrupted by a terrorist threat to blow up Italy's King Umberto. Victorien Sardou had written the melodrama for the great actress Sarah Bernhardt. Giacomo Puccini's popular opera is a tale of sadism and brutality, torture, attempted rape, murder, an execution and two suicides. 'Realism' was in vogue: Mascagni's Cavalleria rusticana had been a great success, as had Leoncavallo's Pagliacci. With sharp practice, the publisher Giulio Ricordi obtained 'Tosca' for Puccini, who had already composed Manon Lescaut and La Bohème. The story, set in the Napoleonic, era was ideal for Puccini, a chain-smoker who enjoyed women, shooting birds, and high-speed motor cars. A political prisoner seeks sanctuary in the church where prima donna Floria Tosca's lover Cavaradossi, a role associated with Pavarotti, is painting a picture of Mary Magdalen. In Va, Tosca! the police chief Scarpia fantasises about Tosca during a Te Deum celebrating Napoleon's victory. Tosca stabs Scarpia following the famous operatic aria, Vissi d'arte, immortalised by Maria Callas on stage and in the film produced by Franco Zeffirelli. Awaiting death before dawn in the Castel Sant'Angelo, Cavaradossi sings the well-known arias E lucevan le stelle and O dolci mani. Tosca's attempt to save him comes to nothing. Written by Michael Steen, author of the acclaimed The Lives and Times of the Great Composers, 'Short Guides to Great Operas' are concise, entertaining and easy to read. They are packed with useful information and informed opinion, helping to make you a truly knowledgeable opera-goer, and so maximising your enjoyment of a great musical experience. Other 'Short Guides to Great Operas' that you may enjoy include La bohème, Madama Butterfly and Carmen.
Song Dex Treasury Of Operas
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Author : George Goodwin
language : de
Publisher:
Release Date : 1957
Song Dex Treasury Of Operas written by George Goodwin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1957 with Operas categories.