Operas in English: A Dictionary

Griffel, Margaret R.

ISBN 10: 0313253102 / ISBN 13: 9780313253102

Editore: Greenwood, 1999

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• Titolo: Operas in English: A Dictionary
• Editore: Greenwood
• Data di pubblicazione: 1999
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0313253102
• ISBN 13: 9780313253102
• Rilegatura: Hardcover
• Condizione: Very Good
• Condizione della sovraccoperta: No Jacket
• Cataloghi dei venditori:
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Riassunto

Operas in English have a long, rich, and varied history encompassing everything from the English masques of the 17th century to today's crossover music dramas such as Harvey Milk and Rent. This book covers in detail more than 3,500 English-texted operas by composers including Purcell, Handel, Britten, Bernstein, and Musgrave. Most were born in English-speaking countries, but the list also includes such composers as Weill (his American stage works) and Henze (his operas with dual English-German texts). The work provides specific information not accessible in the usual sources, such as premiere details, plots, characters, and casts.

The work begins with an historical overview. Many entries include scores, librettos, bibliographies, and discographies. Cross-references four appendixes (composers, librettists, authors and sources, and a chronology), and three indexes (characters, performers, and general) make this an exceptionally useful reference tool.

Informazioni sugli autori

MARGARET ROSS GRIFFEL is a production editor at Columbia University's Office of Publications, as well as an editorial consultant for several publishers. Dr. Griffel is the author of a companion volume, Operas in German (Greenwood, 1990), and has served as editor and compiler of the G. Schirmer orchestral and opera catalogs, consulting editor for the Schirmer History of Music, contributor to The New Oxford History of Music, and music production editor for Garland Publishing.

MARGARET ROSS GRIFFEL is a production editor at Columbia University's Office of Publications, as well as an editorial consultant for several publishers. Dr. Griffel is the author of a companion volume, Operas in German (Greenwood, 1990), and has served as editor and compiler of the G. Schirmer orchestral and opera catalogs, consulting editor for the Schirmer History of Music, contributor to The New Oxford History of Music, and music production editor for Garland Publishing.