Opera As Drama - Rilegato

Kerman, Joseph

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0520062736 ISBN 13: 9780520062733

Casa editrice: Univ of California Pr, 1988

Riassunto

"Throughout the history of opera, if not quite continuously, there have been some who have taken opera's dramatic potential seriously and others who have not. It seems to be the case that over the last thirty yearsOpera as Drama has helped keep the serious position alive. I hope it will continue to do so in this new edition."From the foreword to the new edition

Passionate, witty, brilliant, Opera as Drama, although published over thirty years ago, remains one of the most controversial, thought-provoking, and entertaining works of operatic criticism ever written. For this new edition, the first since the book's original publication, the author has prepared a new foreword and provided emendations and additions that take into account some of the critical reaction to the book. He has also added a new chapter on operatic criticism. Updated yet still retaining the verve of the original, this new edition will be indispensable reading for all students and lovers of opera.

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L'autore:

Joseph Kerman, Professor of Music at the University of California, Berkeley, has held the Jerry and Evelyn Hemmings Chambers Chair of Music, and is the author ofThe Beethoven Quartets and Contemplating Music, among many other books.

Dalla seconda/terza di copertina:

"Intemperate, insightful, argumentative, outrageous, brilliant: Joe Kerman'sOpera as Drama continues to provoke and enlighten. There is really nothing quite like it."Philip Gossett

"Opera as Drama is, in my reading, the best book on opera in English. It's splendidly intelligent and opinionated."Paul Robinson, author ofOpera & Ideas

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Univ of California Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 1988
• ISBN 10: 0520062736
• ISBN 13: 9780520062733
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 232