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Through The Years With Prince Charming : The Collected Music Criticism Of Paul Du Quenoy.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Quenoy, Paul du.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Opera.
- Music.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (168 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Through The Years With Prince Charming
- Place of Publication:
- La Vergne : Academica Press, 2021.
- Summary:
- The past decade has overflowed in a raging stream of contradictions. Old certainties have yielded to relentless insecurity over a time when much of the human experience got immeasurably better even as many things only ever seemed to get worse. As Paul du Quenoys globetrotting criticism reveals, the arts were in a ferment that matched profound and yet totally unpredicted social and political transformations. Balanced, sometimes precariously, against the demands of an absurd and increasingly superfluous academic career, du Quenoy spent the 2010s seeking enlightenment, inspiration, and, above all, diversion, in total works of art all over the world, ranging from the traditional cultural capitals to humbler and more remote surroundings. Peering through the prism of performance, Through the Years With Prince Charming offers a unique birds eye view of art and life in a changing world.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Chapter One: 2010-2011
- Richard Wagner, Tristan und Isolde Deutsche Oper Berlin, March 13, 2011
- Alban Berg, Wozzeck New York, Metropolitan Opera, April 9, 2011
- Giuseppe Verdi, Otello New York, Chicago Symphony Orchestra at Carnegie Hall, April 15, 2011
- Richard Strauss, Capriccio New York, Metropolitan Opera, April 19, 2011
- Richard Wagner, Götterdämmerung Paris Opera, June 3, 2011
- Richard Wagner, Der Ring des Nibelungen San Francisco Opera, June 14-19, 2011
- Giuseppe Verdi, Macbeth Salzburg Festival, August 19, 2011
- Richard Strauss, Die Frau ohne Schatten Salzburg Festival, August 21, 2011
- Chapter Two: 2011-2012
- Charles Gounod, Faust Paris Opera, October 22, 2011
- Philippe Fénelon, La Cerisaie Paris Opera, February 5, 2012
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Così fan tutte London, Royal Opera, February 7, 2012
- Modest Mussorgsky, Khovanshchina New York, Metropolitan Opera, February 27, 2012
- Alban Berg, Lulu Berlin State Opera, April 11, 2012
- Jean-Philippe Rameau, Hippolyte et Aricie Paris Opera, June 9, 2012
- Richard Wagner, Parsifal Bayreuth Festival, August 5, 2012
- Richard Wagner, Der Fliegende Holländer Bayreuth Festival, August 6, 2012
- Chapter Three: 2012-2013
- Richard Wagner, Lohengrin Milan, La Scala, December 7, 2012
- Giuseppe Verdi, Nabucco Milan, La Scala, February 1, 2013
- Giuseppe Verdi, Falstaff Milan, La Scala, February 2, 2013
- Gioachino Rossini, La Cenerentola Paris Opera, March 1, 2013
- Vincenzo Bellini, Norma Washington National Opera, March 9, 2013
- Giuseppe Verdi, Un Ballo in Maschera Milan, La Scala, July 22, 2013
- Gioachino Rossini, La Donna del Lago Santa Fe Opera, August 6, 2013
- Jacques Offenbach, La Grande Duchesse de Gerolstein Santa Fe Opera, August 7, 2013
- Chapter Four: 2013-2014.
- Giuseppe Verdi, Rigoletto New York, Metropolitan Opera, November 20, 2014
- Richard Strauss, Der Rosenkavalier New York, Metropolitan Opera, November 22, 2013
- Vincenzo Bellini, I Puritani Paris Opera, November 25, 2013
- Giuseppe Verdi, La Traviata Milan, La Scala, December 7, 2013
- Gaetano Donizetti, L'Elisir d'Amore New York, Metropolitan Opera, January 21, 2014
- Antonín Dvořak, Rusalka New York, Metropolitan Opera, January 23, 2014
- Alexander Borodin, Prince Igor New York, Metropolitan Opera, February 24, 2014
- Georges Bizet, Carmen Santa Fe Opera, August 11, 2014
- Ludwig van Beethoven, Fidelio Santa Fe Opera, August 12, 2014
- Chapter Five: 2014-2015
- Richard Wagner, Parsifal Tokyo, New National Theater, October 10, 2014
- John Adams, The Death of Klinghoffer New York, Metropolitan Opera, November 8, 2014
- Dmitrii Shostakovich, Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk New York, Metropolitan Opera, November 10, 2014
- Ludwig van Beethoven, Fidelio Milan, La Scala, December 7, 2014
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Le Nozze di Figaro New York, Metropolitan Opera, December 8, 2014
- Richard Wagner, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg New York, Metropolitan Opera, December 9, 2014
- Franz Lehár, The Merry Widow New York, Metropolitan Opera, January 13, 2015
- Giuseppe Verdi, Aida Milan, La Scala, February 15, 2015
- Chapter Six: 2015-2016
- Giuseppe Verdi, Otello New York, Metropolitan Opera, September 21, 2015
- Giuseppe Verdi, Il Trovatore New York, Metropolitan Opera, September 25, 2015
- Giacomo Puccini, Turandot New York, Metropolitan Opera, September 26, 2015
- Richard Wagner, Das Rheingold Tokyo, New National Theatre, October 14, 2015
- Richard Strauss, Elektra New York, Boston Symphony at Carnegie Hall, October 21, 2015
- Giuseppe Verdi, Giovanna d'Arco Milan, La Scala, December 7, 2015.
- Johann Strauss, Die Fledermaus New York, Metropolitan Opera, December 10, 2015
- Giacomo Puccini, Tosca New York City Opera, January 20, 2016
- Pietro Mascagni, Cavalleria Rusticana/Ruggero Leoncavallo, Pagliacci New York, Metropolitan Opera, January 21, 2016
- Chapter Seven: 2016-2017
- Richard Wagner, Tristan und Isolde New York, Metropolitan Opera, September 26, 2016
- Richard Wagner, Das Rheingold Lyric Opera of Chicago, October 1, 2016
- Camille Saint-Saëns, Samson et Dalila Paris Opera, October 4, 2016
- Giacomo Puccini, Madama Butterfly Milan, La Scala, December 7, 2016
- Giuseppe Verdi, Nabucco New York, Metropolitan Opera, December 12, 2016
- Giaochino Rossini, Il Barbiere di Siviglia New York, Metropolitan Opera, January 9, 2017
- Luigi Cherubini, Medea Lebanon, Al Bustan Festival, February 26, 2017
- Georges Bizet, Carmen Lyric Opera of Chicago, March 16, 2017
- Richard Wagner, Parsifal Vienna State Opera, April 6, 2017
- Alban Berg, Wozzeck Paris Opera, May 9, 2017
- Giuseppe Verdi, Don Carlo London, Royal Opera House, May 12, 2017
- Giuseppe Verdi, Otello London, Royal Opera House, July 2, 2017
- Modest Mussorgsky, Boris Godunov Deutsche Oper Berlin, July 7, 2017
- Gaetano Donizetti, L'Assedio di Calais Glimmerglass Festival, July 16, 2017
- Richard Wagner, The Ring of the Nibelung Bayreuth Festival, August 23-28, 2017
- Richard Wagner, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg Bayreuth Festival, August 27, 2017
- Chapter Eight: 2017-2018
- Pietro Mascagni, Cavalleria Rusticana/Ruggero Leoncavallo, Pagliacci Royal Opera House, December 2, 2017
- Gioachino Rossini, Semiramide Royal Opera House, December 4, 2017
- Umberto Giordano, Andrea Chénier Milan, La Scala, December 7, 2017
- Richard Strauss, Salome Royal Opera House, January 30, 2018
- Richard Wagner, Parsifal New York, Metropolitan Opera, February 28, 2018.
- Giuseppe Verdi, Don Carlo Washington National Opera, March 3, 2018
- Charles Gounod, Faust Lyric Opera of Chicago, March 12, 2018
- Giuseppe Verdi, Macbeth Royal Opera House, March 25, 2018
- Richard Wagner, Lohengrin Royal Opera House, June 17, 2018
- Modest Mussorgsky, Boris Godunov Paris Opera, July 9, 2018
- Chapter Nine: 2018-2019
- Giacomo Puccini, Tosca New York, Metropolitan Opera, November 9, 2018
- Charles Gounod, Sapho Washington Concert Opera, November 18, 2018
- Giuseppe Verdi, Simon Boccanegra Royal Opera, December 1, 2018
- Giuseppe Verdi, Attila Milan, La Scala, December 7, 2018
- Jules Massenet, Cendrillon Lyric Opera of Chicago, January 17, 2019
- Giuseppe Verdi, La Traviata London, Royal Opera, January 26, 2019
- Richard Strauss, Elektra Lyric Opera of Chicago, February 18, 2019
- George Frideric Handel, Ariodante Lyric Opera of Chicago, March 11, 2019
- Dmitrii Shostakovich, Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk Paris Opera, April 13, 2019
- Richard Wagner, Der Ring des Nibelungen New York, Metropolitan Opera, April 29-May 4, 2019
- Francis Poulenc, Dialogues des Carmélites New York, Metropolitan Opera, May 3, 2019
- Richard Wagner, Tristan und Isolde Berlin State Opera, June 15, 2019
- John Corigliano, The Ghosts of Versailles Glimmerglass Festival, July 25, 2019
- Richard Wagner, Lohengrin Bayreuth Festival, August 18, 2019
- Richard Wagner, Tannhäuser Bayreuth Festival, August 20, 2019
- Chapter Ten: 2019-2020
- Arnold Schoenberg, Erwartung/Béla Bartók, Bluebeard's Castle New York Philharmonic Orchestra, September 26, 2019
- Gaetano Donizetti, Don Pasquale London, Royal Opera, October 18, 2019
- Christoph Willibald Gluck, Orfeo ed Euridice New York, Metropolitan Opera, October 24, 2019
- Giuseppe Verdi, Otello Washington National Opera, October 26, 2019
- Giacomo Puccini, Tosca Milan, La Scala, December 7, 2019.
- Giacomo Puccini, Turandot Palm Beach Opera, January 24, 2020
- Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, The Queen of Spades Lyric Opera of Chicago, February 15, 2020
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Don Giovanni Washington National Opera, February 29, 2020
- Richard Wagner, Der Fliegende Holländer New York, Metropolitan Opera, March 2, 2020
- George Frideric Handel, Agrippina New York, Metropolitan Opera, March 3, 2020.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781680537994
- 1680537997
- OCLC:
- 1256254299
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