30 Second Opera

Author : Hugo Shirley
Publisher : Ivy Press
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2015-09-24
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781782402992

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30-Second Opera by Hugo Shirley Pdf

The bestselling 30-Second… series takes a revolutionary approach to learning about those subjects you feel you should really understand. Each title selects a popular topic and dissects it into the 50 most significant ideas at its heart. Every idea, no matter how complex, is explained in 300 words and one image, all digestible in just 30 seconds. Live operatic performance was once part of popular culture yet in modern times it has become caricatured as exclusive, overwhelming and, often, very very long. 30-Second Opera raises the curtain so that anyone can enjoy opera, classical or contemporary, without the elitism. Compiled by opera buffs, not the bourgeoisie, it serves up all you need to enjoy the spectacle, the music, and above all the voices – from Farinelli to femme fatale.

Author : Joanne Cormac
Publisher : 30 Second
Page : 163 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2017-02-22
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781782404255

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30-Second Classical Music by Joanne Cormac Pdf

From plainsong to program music, appreciate the passion and the pathos of sounds that have the power to stir our emotions to joy or sadness. Here's music to your ears.

Author : Hugo Shirley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2019-02-14
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 178240807X

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30-Second Opera by Hugo Shirley Pdf

Author : United States. Federal Communications Commission
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1102 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Telecommunication
ISBN : MSU:31293009631676

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FCC Record by United States. Federal Communications Commission Pdf

Author : Cormac Newark,William Weber
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2020-09-18
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780190224219

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The Oxford Handbook of the Operatic Canon by Cormac Newark,William Weber Pdf

Opera has always been a vital and complex mixture of commercial and aesthetic concerns, of bourgeois politics and elite privilege. In its long heyday in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, it came to occupy a special place not only among the arts but in urban planning, too this is, perhaps surprisingly, often still the case. The Oxford Handbook of the Operatic Canon examines how opera has become the concrete edifice it was never meant to be, by tracing its evolution from a market entirely driven by novelty to one of the most canonic art forms still in existence. Throughout the book, a lively assembly of musicologists, historians, and industry professionals tackle key questions of opera's past, present, and future. Why did its canon evolve so differently from that of concert music? Why do its top ten titles, all more than a century old, now account for nearly a quarter of all performances worldwide? Why is this system of production becoming still more top-heavy, even while the repertory seemingly expands, notably to include early music? Topics range from the seventeenth century to the present day, from Russia to England and continental Europe to the Americas. To reflect the contested nature of many of them, each is addressed in paired chapters. These complement each other in different ways: by treating the same geographical location in different periods, by providing different national or regional perspectives on the same period, or by thinking through similar conceptual issues in contrasting or changing contexts. Posing its questions in fresh, provocative terms, The Oxford Handbook of the Operatic Canon challenges scholarly assumptions in music and cultural history, and reinvigorates the dialogue with an industry that is, despite everything, still growing.

Author : Sir Denis Forman
Publisher : Modern Library
Page : 980 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2011-10-05
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780307807823

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A Night at the Opera by Sir Denis Forman Pdf

“Delightful and anti-reverential”—Sunday Times (London) With an encyclopedic knowledge of opera and a delightful dash of irreverence, Sir Denis Forman throws open the world of opera—its structure, composers, conductors, and artists—in this hugely informative guide. A Night at the Opera dissects the eighty-three most popular operas recorded on compact disc, from Cilea's Adriana Lecouvreur to Mozart's Die Zauberflöte. For each opera, Sir Denis details the plot and cast of characters, awarding stars to parts that are “worth looking out for,” “really good,” or, occasionally, “stunning.” He goes on to tell the history of each opera and its early reception. Finally, each work is graded from alpha to gamma (although the Ring cycle gets an “X”), and Sir Denis has no qualms about voicing his opinion: the first act of Fidelio is “a bit of a mess,” while the last scene of Don Giovanni “towers above the comic finales of Figaro and Così and whether or not [it] is Mozart's greatest opera, it is certainly his most powerful finale.” The guide also presents brief biographies of the great composers, conductors, and singers. A glossary of musical terms is included, as well as Operatica, or the essential elements of opera, from the proper place and style of the audience's applause (and boos) to the use of subtitles. A Night at the Opera is for connoisseurs and neophytes alike. It will entertain and inform, delight and (perhaps) infuriate, providing a subject for lively debate and ready reference for years to come.

Author : James H. Johnson
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : History
ISBN : 9780520206489

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Listening in Paris by James H. Johnson Pdf

This book grew from a simple question. Why did French audiences become silent? Eighteenth-century travelers' accounts of the Paris Opera and memoirs of concertgoers describe a busy, preoccupied public, at times loud and at others merely sociable, but seldom deeply attentive.

Author : United States. Securities and Exchange Commission
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 984 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Securities
ISBN : OSU:32437122989243

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SEC Docket by United States. Securities and Exchange Commission Pdf

Author : Alexandra Wilson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 517 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2023-09-14
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781108875684

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Puccini in Context by Alexandra Wilson Pdf

Exploring the many dimensions of Giacomo Puccini's historical legacy and significance, this book situates the much-loved opera composer within the cultural, social, political, and aesthetic contexts of his time and demonstrates how political concerns shape the way we approach and interpret his works in the present day.

Author : Oren Gozlan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 341 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2018-03-13
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781351058971

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Current Critical Debates in the Field of Transsexual Studies by Oren Gozlan Pdf

Current Critical Debates in the Field of Transsexual Studies introduces new thinking on non-conforming gender representation, addressing transsexuality as a subjective experience that highlights universal dilemmas related to how we conceive identity and exploring universal questions related to gender: its objects, objections, and obstacles. This book seeks to disassemble prejudicial orientations to the challenges and the everydayness of transsexuality and build new understanding and responses to issues including: medical biases, the problem of authenticity, and the agency of the child. Oren Gozlen leads an examination of three central pressures: transformation of a medical model, the social experience of becoming transgender, and the question of self-representation through popular culture. The chapters reframe several contemporary dilemmas, such as: authenticity, pathology, normativity, creativity, the place of the clinic as a problem of authority, the unpredictability of sexuality, the struggle with limits of knowledge, a demand for intelligibility and desire for certainty. The contributors consider sociocultural, theoretical, therapeutic, and legal approaches to transsexuality that reveal its inherent instability and fluidity both as concept and as experience. They place transsexuality in tension and transition as a concept, as a subject position, and as a subjectivity. The book also reflects the way in which political and cultural change affects self and other representations of the transsexual person and their others, asking: how does the subject metabolize the anxieties that relate to these transformations and facilitations? How can the subject respond in contexts of hostility and prohibition? Offering a much-needed interdisciplinary exploration, Current Critical Debates in the Field of Transsexual Studies will appeal to psychoanalysts and psychotherapist as well as psychologists and scholars of gender studies, cultural studies and sociology.

Author : Fred Plotkin
Publisher : Hachette Books
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2013-07-16
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781401306007

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Opera 101 by Fred Plotkin Pdf

Opera is the fastest growing of all the performing arts, attracting audiences of all ages who are enthralled by the gorgeous music, vivid drama, and magnificent production values. If you've decided that the time has finally come to learn about opera and discover for yourself what it is about opera that sends your normally reserved friends into states of ecstatic abandon, this is the book for you. Opera 101 is recognized as the standard text in English for anyone who wants to become an opera lover--a clear, friendly, and truly complete handbook to learning how to listen to opera, whether on the radio, on recordings, or live at the opera house. Fred Plotkin, an internationally respected writer and teacher about opera who for many years was performance manager of the Metropolitan Opera, introduces the reader (whatever his or her level of musical knowledge) to all the elements that make up opera, including: A brief, entertaining history of opera; An explanation of key operatic concepts, from vocal types to musical conventions; Hints on the best way to approach the first opera you attend and how to best understand what is happening both offstage and on; Lists of recommended books and recordings, and the most complete traveler's guide to opera houses around the world. The major part of Opera 101 is devoted to an almost minute-by-minute analysis of eleven key operas, ranging from Verdi's thunderous masterpiece Rigoletto and Puccini's electrifying Tosca through works by Mozart, Donizetti, Rossini, Offenbach, Tchaikovsky, and Wagner, to the psychological complexities of Richard Strauss's Elektra. Once you have completed Opera 101, you will be prepared to see and hear any opera you encounter, thanks to this book's unprecedentedly detailed and enjoyable method of revealing the riches of opera.

Author : John J. Crocitti,Monique Vallance
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 816 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2011-12-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780313346736

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Brazil Today [2 volumes] by John J. Crocitti,Monique Vallance Pdf

For students, business people, government officials, artists, and tourists—in short, anyone traveling to or wishing to know more about contemporary Brazil—this is an essential resource. The two-volume Brazil Today: An Encyclopedia of Life in the Republic is an introductory work intended for those in search of basic information about Brazilian institutions, businesses, social issues, and culture. At the same time, it is a work that reflects the nation's geographic, demographic, economic, and cultural diversity. The wide-reaching encyclopedia offers an entry for each Brazilian state with information about the land, climate, economy, and culture. It also offers extensive coverage of the country's political parties and leaders, its governmental and non-governmental organizations, and the environmental issues and social problems that shape Brazilian politics today. In addition, the work pays considerable attention to the economy and business through entries on industry, agriculture, commerce, banking, and economic policies. Finally, there are entries that illuminate various aspects of Brazil's culture, including the nation's social movements, religion, education, music, cuisine, and literature, as well as personalities from sports and entertainment.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Music
ISBN : UCSD:31822010770097

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Phaidon Book of the Opera by Anonim Pdf

Arranged chronologically with an index of operas and a separate index of composers, librettists and literary sources.

Author : Paul Fryer
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2014-05-12
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780786473298

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Opera in the Media Age by Paul Fryer Pdf

This collection of essays explores the relationship between opera and the development of media technology from the late 19th to the early 21st century. Taking an international perspective, the contributing authors, each with extensive experience as scholars or practitioners of the art, cover a variety of topics including audio, video and film recording, contemporary critical responses, popular and "high brow" culture, live and recorded performance, lighting and performance technology, media marketing and advertising.

Author : Slavoj Zizek,Mladen Dolar
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2013-10-18
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781135207786

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Opera's Second Death by Slavoj Zizek,Mladen Dolar Pdf

Opera's Second Death is a passionate exploration of opera - the genre, its masterpieces, and the nature of death. Using a dazzling array of tools, Slavoj Zizek and coauthor Mladen Dolar explore the strange compulsions that overpower characters in Mozart and Wagner, as well as our own desires to die and to go to the opera.