The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Author: Colin Thubron
Publisher: Hamish Hamilton
Published: 1982
Total Pages: 264
ISBN-13:
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25 Years of Opera and Ballet, Covent Garden, Royal Opera House
Author: Royal Opera House (London, England)
Publisher:
Published: 1971
Total Pages: 172
ISBN-13:
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Author: Norman Lebrecht
Publisher: UPNE
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 612
ISBN-13: 9781555534882
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On Opera
Author: Bernard Williams
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2008-10-01
Total Pages: 195
ISBN-13: 0300142285
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A lifelong opera lover, Bernard Williams's articles and essays, talks for the BBC, contributions to the Grove Dictionary of Opera, and program notes for the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, and the English National Opera, generated a devoted following. This volume brings together these widely scattered and largely unobtainable pieces, including two that have not been previously published. It covers an engaging range of topics from Mozart to Wagner, including essays on specific operas by those composers as well as Verdi, Puccini, Strauss, Debussy, Janacek, and Tippett. --From publisher's description.
Swan Lake
Author: Bill Cooper
Publisher: Oberon Books
Published: 2019-11-26
Total Pages: 184
ISBN-13: 9781786825797
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This beautifully produced new Royal Ballet branded book with photographs by Bill Cooper is a collection of exclusive photographs which shines the spotlight on Swan Lake. These exquisite photos feature some of the finest dancers on stage today and give an exclusive insight into the Royal Ballet's work. Swan Lake was Tchaikovsky's first score for the ballet. Given its status today as arguably the best-loved and most admired of all classical ballets, it is perhaps surprising that at its premiere in 1877 Swan Lake was poorly received. It is thanks to the 1895 production by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov that Swan Lake has become part of not only ballet consciousness but also wider popular culture. That success is secured not only by the sublime, symphonic sweep of Tchaikovsky's score but also by the striking choreographic contrasts between Petipa's royal palace scenes and the lyric lakeside scenes created by Ivanov. Swan Lake has had a special role in the repertory of The Royal Ballet since 1934. Since then there has been a succession of productions, the most recent of which was overseen by Anthony Dowell. The 2019 Season sees a new production with additional choreography by ROH Artist-in-Residence Liam Scarlett. Scarlett, while remaining faithful to the Petipa-Ivanov text, will bring fresh eyes to the staging of this classic ballet, in collaboration with his long-term designer John Macfarlane.
Two Centuries of Opera at Covent Garden
Author: Harold D. Rosenthal
Publisher: London, Putnam
Published: 1958
Total Pages: 936
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The Royal Opera House Guidebook
Author: Royal Opera House
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2013-10-18
Total Pages: 96
ISBN-13: 1783194553
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Explore the Royal Opera House, its history, performance, architecture and backstage.
A Tale of Four Houses
Author: Susie Gilbert
Publisher:
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 1032
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Looking at four very different opera houses, this book tells the tales of the eccentric talents that made them immortal. An entertaining history of the four big opera houses - Milan, Vienna, the New York Met and Covent Garden - that illuminates major developments in opera both musically and in terms of stage interpretation. From the post-war reconstruction of opera houses to the influence of colourful personalities such as Karajan and Visconti, Callas as media-devil-cum-idol, Solti, Domingo, Pavarotti, Price and Sutherland, and finally the wide accessibility and popularity of opera today and the increasing financial pressures it faces. Susan Gilbert introduces enthralling personalities, and through them the scandals, the money, the media skirmishes and the drama that provide fascinating insights into the world of opera behind the scenes.
The Story Orchestra: Carnival of the Animals
Author: Katy Flint
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Published: 2020-09-29
Total Pages: 25
ISBN-13: 0711249520
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The next title in this best-selling sound series reimagines Carnival of the Animals, one of the most famous suites of music for children, by Camille Saint-Saens.
The Royal Opera House in the Twentieth Century
Author: Frances Donaldson
Publisher: A&C Black
Published: 2011-09-28
Total Pages: 404
ISBN-13: 1448205522
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden is home of two of the most famous opera and ballet companies in the world. In this official history, Frances Donaldson discusses Covent Garden's many legendary achievements - Der Rosenkavalier with Lotte Lehmann, the unparalleled partnership of Fonteyn and Nureyev, the recent Otello with Domingo. She follows the attitude of the English to opera and their Opera House, and the crusade for opera to be sung in English. She looks at the internal politics and at the often charismatic personalities who have worked at the Opera House: Thomas Beecham, George Solti, Maria Callas, Tito Gobbi, Ninette de Valois and Frederick Ashton. Underlying the story, despite the many successful seasons, are the ever-present problems of financial support and uncertainty of the future. The history is superbly well-documented from the Royal Opera House archives. Comments from journalists of the time -whose critical reviews sometimes led to singers of international acclaim refusing to return to Covent Garden - lend spice to this fine analysis of administrative and artistic management at the Garden.
