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1 wrz 2020 · This book--the first comprehensive cultural and social history of musical theater in the United States--includes vignettes of productions, personalities, audiences, and theaters throughout the country from 1735 to the present day.
Opera, Opera's, Zangers, Opéra, Oper, Operas History, United States, Opera -- United States, Opéra -- États-Unis, Opéra -- Aspect social -- États-Unis, USA Publisher New Haven : Yale University Press Collection printdisabled Contributor Internet Archive Language English Item Size 900993418
The first lays out what one sees and hears at an opera: how people dress, both cast members and audience; the design and acoustics of the house; and the types of music heard (solo arias, ensembles, orchestral music, dance). He draws examples from various operas to illustrate his points.
8 gru 2020 · The Operatic Archive explores opera’s potential as a means of historical kno wing, grounding its arguments in a number of operas based on historical subjects. The work is divided into five...
19 lip 2023 · A bold, engaging exploration of opera's fundamental nature and enduring appeal, from the sixteenth century to the present. There are lively discussions of opera's social, political, and literary backgrounds, its economic circumstances, and the almost continual polemics that have accompanied its development through the centuries.
This article presents and examines previously unpublished artefacts associated with the first performance of a Händel opera in America to consider its homemade nature and the significance of homemade music within the context of the early music revival.
7 lut 2002 · This first-hand testimony allows readers to experience the history of opera as eyewitnesses, offering an immediacy and validity unmatched by standard histories.
