Author: O. G. T. SonneckPublisher:
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Languages : en
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Early Opera in America
Author: O. G. T. SonneckEarly Opera in America
Author: Oscar George SonneckPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Opera
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
Early Opera in America
Author: O. G. SonneckPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781330366059
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Excerpt from Early Opera in America This book was written for serial publication in the "New Music Review." The first part appeared there from June to August, 1907 and is here reprinted, practically intact, with the kind permission of the H. W. Gray Co. Of the other part merely a summary could be published by the New Music Review from August to October, 1908. The book had grown too bulky for magazine purposes, notwithstanding a merciless pruning of my material and a persistent effort at condensation, illustrated, for instance, by the somewhat unusual tabular form of dry but indispensable statistics of performances. That the book is written with a somewhat lighter touch than my other books, explains itself for similar reasons. Had this survey of Early Opera in America originally not been intended for serial publication, which forbade instructive and perhaps entertaining but not absolutely necessary digressions into general operatic history, it would easily have assumed the proportions of my pendant book on "Early Concert-Life in America." Nothing essential, I believe, has been discarded; and I hope that the book will serve the twofold purpose of laying bare the roots of opera in America and of throwing light on the customs and manners of olden times. The above paragraphs were written in September, 1910. Since then pressing duties absolutely forbade the revision of the manuscript with reference to recent literature that may shed additional light on our early operatic history. 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.
Early Opera in America
Author: O. G. SonneckPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385200415
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1873.
Early Opera in America
Author: O. G. SonneckPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385200423
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1873.
Early Opera in America
Author: Oscar George Theodor SonneckPublisher: New York ; London : G. Schirmer ; Boston : Boston Music
ISBN:
Category : Opera
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Early Opera in America
Author: Oscar G. SonneckPublisher:
ISBN: 9780849000737
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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The Operatic Archive
Author: Colleen RenihanPublisher:
ISBN: 9780367134327
Category : History in opera
Languages : en
Pages : 10
Book Description
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.
Early Opera in America (Classic Reprint)
Author: O. G. SonneckPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781528151566
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
Excerpt from Early Opera in America Interior of the John Street Theatre, New York Thomas Wignell in the character Of Darby John Hodgkinson In the character Of Robin Mrs. Hodgkinson in the character Of Cora Mrs. Wrighten as Fatima in 'cymon' 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.
Chinatown Opera Theater in North America
Author: Nancy Yunhwa RaoPublisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 0252099001
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
Awards: Irving Lowens Award, Society for American Music (SAM), 2019 Music in American Culture Award, American Musicological Society (AMS), 2018 Certificate of Merit for Best Historical Research in Recorded Country, Folk, Roots, or World Music, Association for Recorded Sound Collections (ARSC), 2018 Outstanding Achievement in Humanities and Cultural Studies: Media, Visual, and Performance Studies, Association for Asian American Studies (AAAS), 2019 The Chinatown opera house provided Chinese immigrants with an essential source of entertainment during the pre–World War II era. But its stories of loyalty, obligation, passion, and duty also attracted diverse patrons into Chinese American communities Drawing on a wealth of new Chinese- and English-language research, Nancy Yunhwa Rao tells the story of iconic theater companies and the networks and migrations that made Chinese opera a part of North American cultures. Rao unmasks a backstage world of performers, performance, and repertoire and sets readers in the spellbound audiences beyond the footlights. But she also braids a captivating and complex history from elements outside the opera house walls: the impact of government immigration policy; how a theater influenced a Chinatown's sense of cultural self; the dissemination of Chinese opera music via recording and print materials; and the role of Chinese American business in sustaining theatrical institutions. The result is a work that strips the veneer of exoticism from Chinese opera, placing it firmly within the bounds of American music and a profoundly American experience.