The New York Times Essential Library: Opera: A Critic's Guide to the 100 Most Important Works - Brossura

Tommasini, Anthony

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ISBN 10: 0805074597 ISBN 13: 9780805074598

Casa editrice: St Martin's Press, 2004

Riassunto

Opera intertwines the drama of the theater with the powerful emononahty of music. In this magical and illuminating guide to the best opera recordings, Anthony Tommasini delves into the ways story and music interweave to create the subtle but telling moments that move us. Tommasini brings to life the rich history of opera performance and the singers and conductors who, over the past century, have come to own the music. He chooses masterworks, such as Arturo Toscanini's La Boheme, captured for posterity fifty years after he conducted the opera's 1896 premiere for Puccini, and Leontyne Price's Leonora in II Trovatore, an encapsulation of the ideal Verdi soprano. For aficionados and newcomers alike, Tommasini is the perfect guide to the passions and playfulness of the opera.

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Informazioni sull'autore

Anthony Tommasini is the chief classical music critic of The New York Times, author of an acclaimed biography of the composer Virgil Thomson, and a pianist. He lives in New York City.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: St Martin's Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0805074597
• ISBN 13: 9780805074598
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 316
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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