Author: George P. UptonPublisher:
ISBN: 9781258956158
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 494
Book Description
This is a new release of the original 1928 edition.
The Standard Opera and Concert Guide, V1
Author: George P. UptonPublisher:
ISBN: 9781258956158
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 494
Book Description
This is a new release of the original 1928 edition.
The Standard Opera and Concert Guide, V2
Author: George P. UptonPublisher:
ISBN: 9781494119768
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 580
Book Description
This is a new release of the original 1928 edition.
The Standard Opera and Concert Guide
Author: George Putnam UptonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Concert music
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Standard Opera and Concert Guide
Author: George Putnam UptonThe Standard Opera & Concert Guide
Author: George Putnam UptonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Musical analysis
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The Standard Opera Guide
Author: George P. UptonThe Standard Opera Guide
Author: George Putnam UptonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 474
Book Description
The Standard Operas
Author: George P (George Putnam) 183 UptonPublisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781020994135
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This classic reference work offers a comprehensive guide to the world's best-loved operas. With detailed synopses of each work, along with background information on the composers and historical context, this book is an ideal companion for seasoned opera-goers and novices alike. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Opera 101
Author: Fred PlotkinPublisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 1401306004
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 512
Book Description
Opera is the fastest growing of all the performing arts, attracting audiences of all ages who are enthralled by the gorgeous music, vivid drama, and magnificent production values. If you've decided that the time has finally come to learn about opera and discover for yourself what it is about opera that sends your normally reserved friends into states of ecstatic abandon, this is the book for you. Opera 101 is recognized as the standard text in English for anyone who wants to become an opera lover--a clear, friendly, and truly complete handbook to learning how to listen to opera, whether on the radio, on recordings, or live at the opera house. Fred Plotkin, an internationally respected writer and teacher about opera who for many years was performance manager of the Metropolitan Opera, introduces the reader (whatever his or her level of musical knowledge) to all the elements that make up opera, including: A brief, entertaining history of opera; An explanation of key operatic concepts, from vocal types to musical conventions; Hints on the best way to approach the first opera you attend and how to best understand what is happening both offstage and on; Lists of recommended books and recordings, and the most complete traveler's guide to opera houses around the world. The major part of Opera 101 is devoted to an almost minute-by-minute analysis of eleven key operas, ranging from Verdi's thunderous masterpiece Rigoletto and Puccini's electrifying Tosca through works by Mozart, Donizetti, Rossini, Offenbach, Tchaikovsky, and Wagner, to the psychological complexities of Richard Strauss's Elektra. Once you have completed Opera 101, you will be prepared to see and hear any opera you encounter, thanks to this book's unprecedentedly detailed and enjoyable method of revealing the riches of opera.
The Standard Operas
Author: George P. UptonPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780365468103
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 584
Book Description
Excerpt from The Standard Operas: Their Plots and Their Music HE object of the compiler of this Handbook is to present T to the reader a brief but comprehensive sketch of the operas contained in the modern repertory. To this end he has consulted the best authorities, adding to the material thus collected his own observations, and in each case has presented the story of the opera, the general character of its music, its prominent scenes and numbers, - the latter in the text most familiar to opera-goers, - the date of first performances, with a statement of the original cast whenever it has been possible to obtain it, and such historical information concerning the opera and its composition as will be of interest to the reader. As many new Operas have been produced since The Standard Operas was first published in 1885, these have been included in the new edition, although it is as yet uncertain whether some of them will become standard in the strict sense of the Word. In a work of this kind, indeed, the selection of standard operas must be somewhat arbitrary. It is difficult to say where the line should be drawn. The writer's aim has been to acquaint his reader with the prominent Operas of the past and the present, assuming that it may be well to know their story and musical construction whether they retain their places upon the stage or not. In preparing the present edition a few operas have been eliminated entirely. Some which appeared in the first edition have been retained for the reason that they were considered masterpieces in their time and may be of reference value to the. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.