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A mad love, an introduction to opera, Vivien Schweitzer

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A mad love, an introduction to opera, Vivien Schweitzer

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-248) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

A mad love

Medium

electronic resource eBook

Nature of contents

bibliographydictionaries

Responsibility statement

Vivien Schweitzer

Sub title

an introduction to opera

Summary

There are few art forms as visceral and emotional as opera--and few that are as daunting for newcomers. A Mad Love offers a spirited and indispensable tour of opera's eclectic past and present, beginning with Monteverdi's L'Orfeo in 1607, generally considered the first successful opera, through classics like Carmen and La Boheme, and spanning to Brokeback Mountain and The Death of Klinghoffer in recent years. Musician and critic Vivien Schweitzer acquaints readers with the genre's most important composers and some of its most influential performers, recounts its long-standing debates, and explains its essential terminology. Today, opera is everywhere, from the historic houses of major opera companies to movie theaters and public parks to offbeat performance spaces and our earbuds. A Mad Love is an essential book for anyone who wants to appreciate this living, evolving art form in all its richness.-- $c Publisher's description

Table Of Contents

From Gods to mortals -- The beautiful song of Italian opera -- Giants of the nineteenth century -- Realism in an unrealistic medium -- Fin De Siâecle dissonance to midcentury melody -- Orpheus in the twenty-first century -- Ape costumes or period costumes?

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