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Libretto of the Opera Mefistofele
Libretto of Mefistofele
The Oxford Handbook of Faust in Music
Author: Lorna Fitzsimmons
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2019
Total Pages: 617
ISBN-13: 0199935181
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Since its emergence in sixteenth-century Germany, the magician Faust's quest has become one of the most profound themes in Western history. Though variants are found across all media, few adaptations have met with greater acclaim than in music. Bringing together more than two dozen authors in a foundational volume, The Oxford Handbook of Faust in Music testifies to the spectacular impact the Faust theme has exerted over the centuries. The Handbook's three-part organization enables readers to follow the evolution of Faust in music across time and stylistic periods. Part I explores symphonic, choral, chamber, and solo Faust works by composers from Beethoven to Schnittke. Part II discusses the range of Faustian operas, and Part III examines Faust's presence in ballet and musical theater. Illustrating the interdisciplinary relationships between music and literature and the fascinating tapestry of intertextual relationships among the works of Faustian music themselves, the volume suggests that rather than merely retelling the story of Faust, these musical compositions contribute significant insights on the tale and its unrivalled cultural impact.
The Last Troubadours
Author: Deirdre O'Grady
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2018-11-20
Total Pages: 248
ISBN-13: 0429774362
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →First published in 1991. At once poet, dramatist, adaptor and translator, the operatic librettist in turn expresses and mocks social convention. Deirdre O'Grady's study of the Italian operatic librettist identifies opera as a mirror of literary climates, popular taste and political aspirations. The Last Troubadours traces the history of the Italian libretto from its courtly origin in the 16th century, through the crisis of the aristocracy and the 19th-century struggle for national unity, to the birth of social realism. Fundamental elements of Italian opera - heroic valour, cunning servants, revolutionary ardour and romantic tenderness - are considered in their historical and cultural context. Also discussed are famous lyrical and musical collaborations - of Da Ponte and Mozart, Solera and Verdi, Romani and Bellini, and Boito and Verdi.
The Metropolitan Opera Guide to Recorded Opera
Author: Paul Gruber
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 1993
Total Pages: 808
ISBN-13: 9780393034448
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A guide to recordings of operas.
The Metropolitan Opera Stories of the Great Operas
Author: John W. Freeman
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 1984
Total Pages: 596
ISBN-13: 9780393018882
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Here at last is the definitive opera story collection, the only one now authorized by the Metropolitan Opera. Written by the associate editor of Opera News magazine, the volume includes the complete plots of 150 different operas, biographical information on all of the 72 composers represented, easy access to the stories through both a table of contents and an index, and a foreword by Peter Allen.
The Story of a Hundred Operas
The Victrola Book of the Opera
A Short History of Opera
Author: Donald Jay Grout
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 1049
ISBN-13: 0231119585
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"The fourth edition incorporates new scholarship that traces the most important developments in the evolution of musical drama. After surveying anticipations of the operatic form in the lyric theater of the Greeks, medieval dramatic music, and other forerunners, the book reveals the genre's beginnings in the seventeenth century and follows its progress to the present day."--Jacket.
