Opera Workshop : Studies in Understanding and Interpretation

No signatures. Dust-jacket protected in archival cover.; x, 279, [7 (blank)] pages. Red boards with silver lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 246 x 185mm. Illustrated. "Starting with the premise that opera has its own conventions, differing from both pure music and spoken theatre, this book aims to explore how the music/drama amalgam actually works. By drawing on well known operas for its examples, it shows how a sensitive response to the music can inform stage action and dramatic pacing. [. . .] The operas discussed in this workshop include L'Orfeo, L'Incoronazione di Poppea, The Marriage of Figaro, Carmen, La Boheme, Wozzeck and Peter Grimes." - from dust-jacket blurb. Contents: Preface and Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I : The Orchestra Supports the Singer : Recitative and Aria in Handel and Mozart; The Solo Voice in the Operas of Other Composers; The Duet/Ensemble; Part II : The Orchestra Enlarges the Stage : Dance and Atmospheric Background; The Symphonic Dimension in Wagner; Part III : Further Studies : Speech and Sprechgesang; More Music and Action; Bibliography; List of Illustrations.

Product Info

ISBN: 0859679705

ISBN-13: 9780859679701

Publisher: Scolar Press

Year: (1995)

Type: Used

Binding: Hardcover

First Edition

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