Bravo!: A Guide to Opera for the Perplexed

Sherer, Barrymore Laurence

ISBN 10: 0525942483 / ISBN 13: 9780525942481

Verlag: Dutton Adult, 1996

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Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Bravo!: A Guide to Opera for the Perplexed
• Verlag: Dutton Adult
• Erscheinungsjahr: 1996
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 0525942483
• ISBN-13: 9780525942481
• Einband: hardcover
• Zustand: New

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Inhaltsangabe

With wit and insight, Bravo! tackles what can be a daunting subject and presents it in delicious and easily digested bits of biography, history, and lore, making it the perfect introduction to opera for readers of any musical persuasion. Tracing the fascinating development of opera through all of its major works and composers, Bravo! covers everything from the differences between various opera styles to the nature of different voice categories and their major roles. Infusing his narrative with informed opinion, provocative asides, humorous anecdotes, and extraordinary love of the music, Scherer also touches on such interesting topics as the origin of the diva, the roles of madness and death, opera etiquette, and why we shout "Bravo!" when we are thrilling moved. From the sweeping grandeur of Verdi's Aida to the artful enchantment of Mozart's Magic Flute, Scherer explains what to listen for during a performance and how to further your knowledge of this vast subject.

Reseña del editor

A guide to opera written to allow the reader to dip in at any point and get a quick overview of a particular theme or work in the opera repertoire includes a glossary of operatic terminology, a look at the different voice categories, opera etiquette, and other features. 25,000 first printing.