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Nine Famous Operas : What's Really Going On!

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Format Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10 0786458968
ISBN-13 9780786458967
Publisher McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint McFarland & Co Inc
Country of Manufacture US
Country of Publication GB
Publication Date Jul 15th, 2010
Print length 202 Pages
Weight 286 grams
Dimensions 22.90 x 15.20 x 1.00 cms
Product Classification: Opera
Ksh 5,400.00
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Analyses the stories and music of nine operas, presented in chronological order from the late 1700s through the early 1900s. It examines the various genres and the popular and intellectual movements that influenced each opera. The operas discussed are The Magic Flute, Fidelio, Lucia de Lammermoor, The Flying Dutchman, Rigoletto, Carmen, Pagliacci, Salome, and The Threepenny Opera.

This book contains analyses of the stories and music of nine operas, presented in chronological order from 1791 to 1928. These great works are most readily approached with an understanding of the conventions of the several operatic genres as well as the social conditions that influenced the composers and librettists. The popular and intellectual movements that influenced the operas and the original source material are also discussed. The operas are Mozart''s The Magic Flute, Beethoven''s Fidelio, Donizetti''s Lucia di Lammermoor, Wagner''s The Flying Dutchman, Verdi''s Rigoletto, Bizet''s Carmen, Leoncavallo''s Pagliacci, Strauss'' Salome, and Brecht''s The Threepenny Opera.


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