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The Last Opera : The Rake's Progress in the Life of Stravinsky and Sung Drama / Chandler Carter.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Carter, Chandler, author.
- Series:
- Russian music studies.
- Russian music studies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Opera.
- Rake's progress (Stravinsky, Igor).
- Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971. Rake's progress.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (360 pages).
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2019]
- Summary:
- This close reading of Stravinsky's The Rake's Progress examines the cultural context of its creation and explores its place in the broader history of opera.
- Contents:
- Part 1. The Cultural Moment: Prelude ; A convergence of minds
- Part 2. The Drama: A happy collaboration ; Deeper meanings
- Part 3. The Music: Stravinsky's "special sense" ; Displacement, text setting, and Stravinsky's evolving aesthetic ; Stravinsky's truths and Mozart's lies: music, emotion, and theatrical distance ; The structure of scenes ; Ruin, disaster, saving grace
- Part 4. Performance: Venice ; How The Rake became a masterpiece
- Part 5. After The Rake: "Good people, just a moment".
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-253-04160-0
- 0-253-04159-7
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