Author: George Richard Marek
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Opera
Languages : en
Pages : 692
Book Description
This collection of more than 75 writings about opera includes introductory notes and essays by the editor. The material is grouped under these headings: Italian opera; French opera; German opera; Opera houses and audiences; For and against translation; Singers and conducting; Crisis of opera.
The World Treasury of Grand Opera
Author: George Richard Marek
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Opera
Languages : en
Pages : 692
Book Description
This collection of more than 75 writings about opera includes introductory notes and essays by the editor. The material is grouped under these headings: Italian opera; French opera; German opera; Opera houses and audiences; For and against translation; Singers and conducting; Crisis of opera.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Opera
Languages : en
Pages : 692
Book Description
This collection of more than 75 writings about opera includes introductory notes and essays by the editor. The material is grouped under these headings: Italian opera; French opera; German opera; Opera houses and audiences; For and against translation; Singers and conducting; Crisis of opera.
The World Treasury of Grand Opera
Author: George Richard Marek
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Opera
Languages : en
Pages : 686
Book Description
This collection of more than 75 writings about opera includes introductory notes and essays by the editor. The material is grouped under these headings: Italian opera; French opera; German opera; Opera houses and audiences; For and against translation; Singers and conducting; Crisis of opera.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Opera
Languages : en
Pages : 686
Book Description
This collection of more than 75 writings about opera includes introductory notes and essays by the editor. The material is grouped under these headings: Italian opera; French opera; German opera; Opera houses and audiences; For and against translation; Singers and conducting; Crisis of opera.
The Opera
Author: Joseph Wechsberg
Publisher: Plunkett Lake Press
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 347
Book Description
“Opera is enjoyed only by those who know something about it. This is the idea behind this book... It was written for people who love opera and want to know a little more about its history and evolution, its lore and lure, and the people who create and re-create it.” — Joseph Wechsberg, Foreword to The Opera Joseph Wechsberg — musician and lifelong opera addict, claqueur, listener and critic — takes the reader on a journey through centuries of operatic history, from Dafne, performed during the 1590s, generally thought to be the first opera, to productions at La Scala, the Metropolitan or Vienna’s Staatsoper. He explains why, of the 42,000 operas said to have been written, only a few hundred survive. These classics are discussed, with analyses of their thematic components and musical qualities and biographical vignettes of their composers, and performers. “Mr. Wechsberg has written this book very much with the inexperienced opera-goer in mind... a readable and enjoyable summary of all that the novice to the opera house should know about. Within his survey appears a short account of operatic history and material on all the people concerned with opera: composers and librettists, singers, players, managers, conductors, producers, audiences, claques and critics.” — M.F.R., Music & Letters “Even the informed reader can learn from Wechsberg how to integrate his material and achieve a degree of perspective when viewing the enormous historical landscape that provides the background for the evolution of [the opera].” — Elaine Brody, Notes
Publisher: Plunkett Lake Press
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 347
Book Description
“Opera is enjoyed only by those who know something about it. This is the idea behind this book... It was written for people who love opera and want to know a little more about its history and evolution, its lore and lure, and the people who create and re-create it.” — Joseph Wechsberg, Foreword to The Opera Joseph Wechsberg — musician and lifelong opera addict, claqueur, listener and critic — takes the reader on a journey through centuries of operatic history, from Dafne, performed during the 1590s, generally thought to be the first opera, to productions at La Scala, the Metropolitan or Vienna’s Staatsoper. He explains why, of the 42,000 operas said to have been written, only a few hundred survive. These classics are discussed, with analyses of their thematic components and musical qualities and biographical vignettes of their composers, and performers. “Mr. Wechsberg has written this book very much with the inexperienced opera-goer in mind... a readable and enjoyable summary of all that the novice to the opera house should know about. Within his survey appears a short account of operatic history and material on all the people concerned with opera: composers and librettists, singers, players, managers, conductors, producers, audiences, claques and critics.” — M.F.R., Music & Letters “Even the informed reader can learn from Wechsberg how to integrate his material and achieve a degree of perspective when viewing the enormous historical landscape that provides the background for the evolution of [the opera].” — Elaine Brody, Notes
Wagner
Author: M. Owen Lee
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 9780802082916
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
Father Lee traces some of Wagner's extraordinary influence for good and ill on a century of art and politicsand argues that Wagner's ambivalent art is indispensable to us, life-enhancing and ultimately healing.
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 9780802082916
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
Father Lee traces some of Wagner's extraordinary influence for good and ill on a century of art and politicsand argues that Wagner's ambivalent art is indispensable to us, life-enhancing and ultimately healing.
Catalog of Copyright Entries
Author: Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Copyright
Languages : en
Pages : 1252
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Copyright
Languages : en
Pages : 1252
Book Description
Vincenzo Bellini
Author: Stephen Willier
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135845336
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 255
Book Description
This comprehensive bibliography and research guide details all the works currently available on Vincenzo Bellini, the Italian opera composer best known for his work Norma, which is still regularly performed today at Covent Garden and by regional opera companies. 2001, the bicentennial anniversary of Bellini's death, saw several concerts and recordings of his work, raising his academic profile. This volume aims to meet the research needs of all students of Bellini in particular.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135845336
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 255
Book Description
This comprehensive bibliography and research guide details all the works currently available on Vincenzo Bellini, the Italian opera composer best known for his work Norma, which is still regularly performed today at Covent Garden and by regional opera companies. 2001, the bicentennial anniversary of Bellini's death, saw several concerts and recordings of his work, raising his academic profile. This volume aims to meet the research needs of all students of Bellini in particular.
World Culture
Author: Hannah Logasa
Publisher: Philadelphia : McKinley Publishing Company
ISBN:
Category : Civilization, Modern
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
Publisher: Philadelphia : McKinley Publishing Company
ISBN:
Category : Civilization, Modern
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
The Publishers Weekly
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1662
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1662
Book Description
Translating For Singing
Author: Ronnie Apter
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1472571916
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 309
Book Description
Translating for Singing discusses the art and craft of translating singable lyrics, a topic of interest in a wide range of fields, including translation, music, creative writing, cultural studies, performance studies, and semiotics. Previously, such translation has most often been discussed by music critics, many of whom had neither training nor experience in this area. Written by two internationally-known translators, the book focusses mainly on practical techniques for creating translations meant to be sung to pre-existing music, with suggested solutions to such linguistic problems as those associated with rhythm, syllable count, vocal burden, rhyme, repetition and sound. Translation theory and translations of lyrics for other purposes, such as surtitles, are also covered. The book can serve as a primary text in courses on translating lyrics and as a reference and supplementary text for other courses and for professionals in the fields mentioned. Beyond academia, the book is of interest to professional translators and to librettists, singers, conductors, stage directors, and audience members.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1472571916
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 309
Book Description
Translating for Singing discusses the art and craft of translating singable lyrics, a topic of interest in a wide range of fields, including translation, music, creative writing, cultural studies, performance studies, and semiotics. Previously, such translation has most often been discussed by music critics, many of whom had neither training nor experience in this area. Written by two internationally-known translators, the book focusses mainly on practical techniques for creating translations meant to be sung to pre-existing music, with suggested solutions to such linguistic problems as those associated with rhythm, syllable count, vocal burden, rhyme, repetition and sound. Translation theory and translations of lyrics for other purposes, such as surtitles, are also covered. The book can serve as a primary text in courses on translating lyrics and as a reference and supplementary text for other courses and for professionals in the fields mentioned. Beyond academia, the book is of interest to professional translators and to librettists, singers, conductors, stage directors, and audience members.
Poetic Art of W.H. Auden
Author: John G. Blair
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400878470
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
Attempts to isolate and describe the characteristic poetic mode in which Auden has worked for more than thirty years. Originally published in 1965. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400878470
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
Attempts to isolate and describe the characteristic poetic mode in which Auden has worked for more than thirty years. Originally published in 1965. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.