The Urbanization of Opera

The Urbanization of Opera
Author: Anselm Gerhard
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Total Pages: 540
Release: 1998-08-15
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780226288574

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Why do so many operas end in suicide, murder, and death? Why do many characters in large-scale operas exhibit neurotic behaviors worthy of psychoanalysis? Why are the legendary grands operas - much celebrated in their time - so seldom performed today?