Ancient Rome in Early Opera - Hardcover

Ketterer, Robert C.

 
9780252033780: Ancient Rome in Early Opera
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0252033787 ISBN 13: 9780252033780
Verlag: University of Illinois Press, 2008

Inhaltsangabe

The major historians of ancient Rome wrote their works in the firm belief that the exalted history of the Roman Empire provided plentiful lessons about individual behavior, inspiration for great souls, and warnings against evil ambitions, not to mention opportunities for rich comedy. The examples of Rome have often been resurrected for the opera stage to display the exceptional grandeur, glory, and tragedy of Roman figures.

In this volume, Robert C. Ketterer tracks the changes as operas&; Roman subjects crossed generations and national boundaries. Following opera from its origins in seventeenth-century Venice to Napoleon&;s invasion of Italy, Ketterer shows how Roman history provided composers with all the necessary courage and intrigue, love and honor, and triumph and defeat so vital for the stirring music that makes great opera.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Robert C. Ketterer is a professor of Classics at the University of Iowa and the coeditor of Crossing the Stages: The Production, Performance and Reception of Ancient Theater.

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Verlag
University of Illinois Press
Erscheinungsdatum
2008
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0252033787
ISBN 13 
9780252033780
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Anzahl der Seiten
253
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