Opera

Paperback. Num Pages: 720 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .

Hardcover. Updated, expanded and richly detailed this new, text version of The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Opera examines the history and development of opera, from its roots in the theatrical choral dances of Ancient Greece, through the sublime compositions of Handel and Mozart and on to the groundbreaking works of Verdi, Wagner and beyond. Series: Definitive Encyclopedias. Num Pages: 384 pages, 400 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC9; GBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 36. .

Hardcover. Series: Music in Nineteenth-Century Britain. Num Pages: 227 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVGC9; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .

Hardcover. Num Pages: 544 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: AVGC9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 14.

Susie Gilbert traces the development of ENO from its earliest origins in the darkest Victorian slums of the Cut, where it was conceived as a vehicle of social reform, through two world wars, and via Sadlers Wells to its great glory days at the Coliseum and beyond. Setting the companys artistic achievements within the wider context of social and political attitudes to the arts and the ever-changing theatrical style, Gilbert provides a vivid cultural history of this unique institutions 150 years. Inspired by the idealism of Lilian Baylis, the company has been based on the belief that opera in the vernacular can not only reach out to even the least privileged members of society but also create a potent and immediate communication with its audience.

With full access to ENOs archive, Gilbert has unearthed a rich range of material and held numerous interviews with a fascinating array of personalities, to weave an absorbing tale of life both in front and behind the scenes of ENO as it developed over the years.

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 368.

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Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: ANB; AVGC9; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .

The present edition contains a literal translation of the libretto opposite the original German text, a number of photographs covering a wide chronology to the present day, a comprehensive thematic guide, a bibliography and discography, as well as DVD and website guides.

This guide contains articles about the historical background to the opera, as well as musical and dramatic commentaries. Further articles deal with the changes in musical performance brought about in recent times by the period practice movement and with the particular uses Mozart makes of recitatives.

The guide contains articles on the place of Rigoletto in Verdis oeuvre and the background to its composition, a detailed examination of its musical structure and a survey of its performance history including discussions of some of its most distinguished interpreters.