Opera : the definitive illustrated story /
Riding, Alan,
Opera : the definitive illustrated story / Alan Riding & Leslie Dunton-Downer. - Second edition, American edition. - 360 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
Includes index.
"Immerse yourself in more than 400 years of the world's most celebrated operas and discover the fascinating stories behind them. Explore the lives of singers such as Maria Callas, Luciano Pavarotti, and Jonas Kaufmann. Meet composers like Mozart, Wagner, and Britten, and the librettists with whom they collaborated to create the magical blend of words and music that make up opera. From its origins in the 17th-century courts of Italy to live screenings in public spaces today, Opera: The Definitive Illustrated Story follows the history of opera from Monteverdi's L'Orfeo in 1607, to Cosi fan Tutte, La Bohème, and modern operas such as Brokeback Mountain. It explains musical terminology, traces historical developments, and sets everything in a cultural context"--
9780744056310 0744056314
Opera.
Opera--Pictorial works.
Illustrated works.
Opera : the definitive illustrated story / Alan Riding & Leslie Dunton-Downer. - Second edition, American edition. - 360 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
Includes index.
"Immerse yourself in more than 400 years of the world's most celebrated operas and discover the fascinating stories behind them. Explore the lives of singers such as Maria Callas, Luciano Pavarotti, and Jonas Kaufmann. Meet composers like Mozart, Wagner, and Britten, and the librettists with whom they collaborated to create the magical blend of words and music that make up opera. From its origins in the 17th-century courts of Italy to live screenings in public spaces today, Opera: The Definitive Illustrated Story follows the history of opera from Monteverdi's L'Orfeo in 1607, to Cosi fan Tutte, La Bohème, and modern operas such as Brokeback Mountain. It explains musical terminology, traces historical developments, and sets everything in a cultural context"--
9780744056310 0744056314
Opera.
Opera--Pictorial works.
Illustrated works.