A history of opera [[electronic resource] ] : milestones and metamorphoses / / by Burton D. Fisher

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910780016103321
• Autore: Fisher Burton D
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Coral Gables, Fla., : Opera Journeys Pub., c2003
• ISBN: 1-280-92230-3; 9786610922307; 0-585-42755-0
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (432 p.)
• Collana: Opera classics library
• Disciplina: 782.1/09
• Soggetti: Opera; Operas
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 376-378) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: A History of Opera: Milestones and Metamorphoses / Opera Classics Library Series; About the Author; A History of Opera: Milestones and Metamorphoses: Title Page; Opera Journeys publications; Contents; A Prelude; Chapter One: The Birth of Modern Opera: The First 150 Years - 1500 to 1750; Chapter two: Handel and Baroque Opera; Chapter three: Gluck: Returning to Ideals; Chapter four: French Baroque Opera: Lully and Rameau; Chapter five: Mozart and the Classical Era; Chapter six: Carl Maria von Weber: German Romanticism; Chapter seven: Rossini and Opera Buffa; Chapter eight: Romanticism in Italian Opera: Early 19th centuryChapter nine: French Grand Opera: Early 19th century; Chapter ten: Verdi: Towering Romantic Passion; Chapter eleven: The French Lyrique; Chapter twelve: Operetta; Chapter thirteen: Wagner and Modern Music Drama; Chapter fourteen: Verdi and Italian Music Drama; Chapter fifteen: Opera and National Culture; Chapter sixteen: Verismo: Truth and Realism; Chapter seventeen: Puccini and Italian Post-Romanticism; Chapter eighteen: Richard Strauss: Expressionism; Chapter nineteen: Opera: From the 20th Century; Chapter twenty: Recommended Research ResourcesDictionary of Opera and Musical Terms; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: A comprehensive history of opera that traces each milestone in opera history from the 16th century Camerata through the next 400 years, and featurrd in depth analysis of all important genres: the Baroque, Classical, and Romantic eras, Bel Canto, Opera Buffa, German Romanticism, Wagner and music drama, Verismo, Impressionism, Expressionism, Serialism, and much more.