A History of Opera

A History of Opera

â€œThe best single volume ever written on the subject, such is its range, authority, and readability.â€â€•Times Literary Supplement
Why has opera transfixed and fascinated audiences for centuries? Carolyn Abbate and Roger Parker answer this question in their â€œeffervescent, wittyâ€ (Die Welt, Germany) retelling of the history of opera, examining its development, the musical and dramatic means by which it communicates, and its role in society. Now with an expanded examination of opera as an institution in the twenty-first century, this â€œlucid and sweepingâ€ (Boston Globe) narrative explores the tensions that have sustained opera over four hundred years: between words and music, character and singer, inattention and absorption. Abbate and Parker argue that, though the genreâ€™s most popular and enduring works were almost all written in a distant European past, opera continues to change the viewerâ€• physically, emotionally, intellectuallyâ€•with its enduring power. 24 pages of illustrations
Country USA
Brand W. W. Norton & Company
Manufacturer W. W. Norton & Company
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 24 pages of illustrations
ReleaseDate 2015-09-08
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9780393348958

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