The Knowledge: opera
Opera is all about intense emotion, magical music and overwhelming theatrical spectacle. In this exciting new guide, the many myths that surround...
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Opera is all about intense emotion, magical music and overwhelming theatrical spectacle. In this exciting new guide, the many myths that surround opera are exploded, while its transformation from inaccessible high art to affordable, dramatically realistic and easy-to-encounter drama is revealed.
Including a brief history of opera, the powerful principal players - the maestros, superstar divas and directors- and overviews of the key operas that continue to pack out opera houses worldwide, The Knowledge: Opera demonstrates the mind-altering powers of opera. The book also looks at more recent phenomena such as cinema broadcasting of live performances, the rise of the ‘classical crossover’ star and how opera is being kept alive despite the competition from other more instantly accessible art forms.
- Format:Hardcover
- Pages:151 pages
- Publication:2016
- Publisher:quadrille
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- Language:eng
- ISBN10:1849496226
- ISBN13:9781849496223
- kindle Asin:B014DIVZNU
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