The New Grove Book of Operas

Sadie, Stanley (ed.)

ISBN 10: 0333651073 / ISBN 13: 9780333651070

Editore: Macmillan, London, 1996

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ix+758pp., Pictorial colour illustrated dustjacket covered in removable protective clear plastic, red papered boards with black text to spine, grey endpapers, preface by ed., list of contrib., Operas A-Z, col. & b/w plts. & illust. & text, full page col. photos & illust., diags., music notations, tables, gloss., indexes. Over 250 operas are described in this book; most have been performed in the major opera houses in the last 25 years. Size: Large Thick Octavo.

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Dati bibliografici

• Titolo: The New Grove Book of Operas
• Editore: Macmillan, London
• Data di pubblicazione: 1996
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0333651073
• ISBN 13: 9780333651070
• Rilegatura: Hardcover
• Edizione: 1st Edition.
• Condizione: Fine
• Condizione della sovraccoperta: Fine
• Tipo di libro: Book

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Riassunto

Over 250 operas are described in this book, most of which have been performed in the major opera houses of the English-speaking world since the 1970s. A handful of additional works have been selected by Stanley Sadie - operas that lend themselves to CD recording or festival revival. The operas are listed in alphabetical order. In addition to a full synopsis of every plot, there is a cast list and a note of the singers in the original production, as well as information about the origins of the work and its literary and social background. Each contribution concludes with a brief comment on its place in operatic history. There is also a listing by composer, a glossary and indexes of the names of operatic characters and the first line of arias. The illustrations shows how opera has been staged from its beginnings to "deconstructed" productions.

L'autore

The late Stanley Sadie was a leading musicologist, music critic, and editor. The music critic for The Times (1964-1981), he edited the New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. Laura Macy is Editor-in-Chief of Grove Music. An active scholar, she has published widely and has given public lectures and radio commentary on the madrigal, female composers, and opera. She lives in the U.K. .