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Believing in Opera
Tom Sutcliffe
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Description for Believing in Opera
Hardback. Num Pages: 482 pages. BIC Classification: AV. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 29000.
The staging of opera has become immensely controversial over the last twenty years. Tom Sutcliffe here offers an engaging and far-reaching book about opera performance and interpretation. This work is a unique tribute to the most distinctive and adventurous achievements in the theatrical interpretation of opera as it has developed in recent decades. Readers will find descriptions of the most original and successful avant-garde opera productions in Britain, Europe, and America. Sutcliffe beautifully illustrates how updating, transposition, or relocation, and a variety of unexpected imagery in opera, have qualified and adjusted our perception of the content and intention of established ... Read more
The staging of opera has become immensely controversial over the last twenty years. Tom Sutcliffe here offers an engaging and far-reaching book about opera performance and interpretation. This work is a unique tribute to the most distinctive and adventurous achievements in the theatrical interpretation of opera as it has developed in recent decades. Readers will find descriptions of the most original and successful avant-garde opera productions in Britain, Europe, and America. Sutcliffe beautifully illustrates how updating, transposition, or relocation, and a variety of unexpected imagery in opera, have qualified and adjusted our perception of the content and intention of established ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Language
English
Number of pages
482
Condition
New
Number of Pages
482
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691630472
SKU
V9780691630472
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Ref
99-15
Reviews for Believing in Opera
"One comes away more fully understanding what lies behind the work of the people he has chosen... Believing in Opera is an impressive achievement, reflecting great credit on one of the finest music critics in the business."
Patrick Smith, Opera News "This book is an eloquent, persuasive celebration of the exciting achievements of contemporary opera production and design."
Anthony Arblaster, Opera "An ... Read more
Patrick Smith, Opera News "This book is an eloquent, persuasive celebration of the exciting achievements of contemporary opera production and design."
Anthony Arblaster, Opera "An ... Read more