Remaking the song : operatic visions and revisions from Handel to Berio /
Spanning almost the entire history of opera, this book re-examines attitudes toward some of our best-loved musical works, and asks a question: what exactly is opera? It considers the works by Handel, Mozart, Donizetti, Verdi, Wagner, Puccini, and Berio, aiming to challenge what many regard as sacros...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berkeley, Calif. :
University of California Press,
2006
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| Series: | Ernest Bloch lectures.
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | Spanning almost the entire history of opera, this book re-examines attitudes toward some of our best-loved musical works, and asks a question: what exactly is opera? It considers the works by Handel, Mozart, Donizetti, Verdi, Wagner, Puccini, and Berio, aiming to challenge what many regard as sacroscant: the opera's musical text. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 165 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-160) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780520931787 0520931785 1423766636 9781423766636 1598759469 9781598759464 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
