Vincenzo Bellini: Norma - Rilegato

Kimbell, David R. B.

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0521480361 ISBN 13: 9780521480369

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 1998

Riassunto

Norma is by common consent the finest of the ten operas composed during Vincenzo Bellini's short career, representing his genius more comprehensively than is usually the case with any single work by an operatic composer. This 1998 handbook provides the biographical and cultural context of the opera. It gives a full synopsis and an examination of the music and poetry, which is rooted in the aesthetics of early nineteenth-century Italian opera. Professor Kimbell suggests something of the impression Norma has made on our imaginations and sensibilities in the 165 years since it was first produced in Milan in December 1831. He considers the great interpretations of the eponymous leading role. His discussion also embraces Bellini's work more generally by presenting some of the critical reactions to his music.

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"In this excellent handbook about a key bel canto opera, Kimbell continues with the successful formula for this Cambridge series that stresses the artistic quality of the work, its sources, composition, reception and cultural context...worthwhile...Highly recommended." The Opera Journal

Descrizione del libro:

Norma is by common consent the finest of the ten operas composed during Vincenzo Bellini's short career. In this 1998 book, Professor Kimbell provides the biographical and cultural context of the opera, examines its artistic qualities and suggests something of the impression Norma has made since it was first produced.

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• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0521480361
• ISBN 13: 9780521480369
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 156