Opera from the Greek

Opera from the Greek
Author: Michael Ewans
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2007-01-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780754660996
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Michael Ewans explores how classical Greek tragedy and epic poetry have been appropriated in opera, through eight selected case studies. He examines the issues through a comparative analysis of significant divergences of plot, character and dramatic strategy between source text, libretto and opera.


Opera from the Greek
Language: en
Pages: 244

Opera from the Greek

Authors: Michael Ewans
Categories: Music
Type: BOOK - Published: 2007-01-01 - Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.

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Michael Ewans explores how classical Greek tragedy and epic poetry have been appropriated in opera, through eight selected case studies. He examines the issues
The La Scala Encyclopedia of the Opera
Language: en
Pages: 408

The La Scala Encyclopedia of the Opera

Authors: Giorgio Bagnoli
Categories: Opera
Type: BOOK - Published: 1993 - Publisher: Simon and Schuster

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Covering a broad range of styles, this comprehensive volume includes entries for more than 450 operas that have been performed over the last four centuries. Org
Cinema's Illusions, Opera's Allure
Language: en
Pages: 402

Cinema's Illusions, Opera's Allure

Authors: David Schroeder
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-10-06 - Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

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The invention of cinema was ingenious, so much so that virtually no-one quite knew what to do with it. In its earliest stages, especially with the advent of the
Opera on Stage
Language: en
Pages: 449

Opera on Stage

Authors: Lorenzo Bianconi
Categories: Music
Type: BOOK - Published: 2002-07 - Publisher: University of Chicago Press

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The History of Italian Opera marks the first time a team of expert scholars has worked together to investigate the Italian operatic tradition in its entirety, r
Operas in English
Language: en
Pages: 1015

Operas in English

Authors: Margaret Ross Griffel
Categories: Music
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-12-21 - Publisher: Scarecrow Press

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Although many opera dictionaries and encyclopedias are available, very few are devoted exclusively to operas in a single language. In this revised and expanded