A history of opera : milestones and metamorphoses / by Burton D. Fisher.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fisher, Burton D.

Series:

Opera classics library.

Opera classics library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Opera.

Operas--Scenarios.

Operas.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (432 p.)

Place of Publication:

Coral Gables, Fla. : Opera Journeys Pub., c2003.

Summary:

A comprehensive history of opera that traces each milestone in opera history from the 16th century Camerata through the next 400 years, and featurrd in depth analysis of all important genres: the Baroque, Classical, and Romantic eras, Bel Canto, Opera Buffa, German Romanticism, Wagner and music drama, Verismo, Impressionism, Expressionism, Serialism, and much more.

Contents:

A History of Opera: Milestones and Metamorphoses / Opera Classics Library Series; About the Author; A History of Opera: Milestones and Metamorphoses: Title Page; Opera Journeys publications; Contents; A Prelude; Chapter One: The Birth of Modern Opera: The First 150 Years - 1500 to 1750; Chapter two: Handel and Baroque Opera; Chapter three: Gluck: Returning to Ideals; Chapter four: French Baroque Opera: Lully and Rameau; Chapter five: Mozart and the Classical Era; Chapter six: Carl Maria von Weber: German Romanticism; Chapter seven: Rossini and Opera Buffa

Chapter eight: Romanticism in Italian Opera: Early 19th centuryChapter nine: French Grand Opera: Early 19th century; Chapter ten: Verdi: Towering Romantic Passion; Chapter eleven: The French Lyrique; Chapter twelve: Operetta; Chapter thirteen: Wagner and Modern Music Drama; Chapter fourteen: Verdi and Italian Music Drama; Chapter fifteen: Opera and National Culture; Chapter sixteen: Verismo: Truth and Realism; Chapter seventeen: Puccini and Italian Post-Romanticism; Chapter eighteen: Richard Strauss: Expressionism; Chapter nineteen: Opera: From the 20th Century

Chapter twenty: Recommended Research ResourcesDictionary of Opera and Musical Terms; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 376-378) and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-280-92230-3

9786610922307

0-585-42755-0

OCLC:

59107077