Opera

This book addresses the ways in which masculinity is negotiated, constructed, represented, and problematized within operatic music and practice.

This biography tells the story of Alice May, a touring prima donna in the nineteenth century who travelled from England to Australia, New Zealand, India and the US, taking part in pioneering performances of the popular light operas of the day.

This biography tells the story of Alice May, a touring prima donna in the nineteenth century who travelled from England to Australia, New Zealand, India and the US, taking part in pioneering performances of the popular light operas of the day.

"e;Operetta: A Theatrical History"e; is considered the classic history of this important musical theater form.

"e;Operetta: A Theatrical History"e; is considered the classic history of this important musical theater form.

Giochino Rossini: A Research and Information Guide is designed as a tool for those beginning to study the life and works of Gioachino Rossini as well as for those who wish to explore beyond the established biographies and commentaries.

Giochino Rossini: A Research and Information Guide is designed as a tool for those beginning to study the life and works of Gioachino Rossini as well as for those who wish to explore beyond the established biographies and commentaries.

Gaetano Donizetti: A Research and Information Guide offers an annotated reference guide to the life and works of this important Italian opera composer.

Gaetano Donizetti: A Research and Information Guide offers an annotated reference guide to the life and works of this important Italian opera composer.

This comprehensive bibliography and research guide details all the works currently available on Vincenzo Bellini, the Italian opera composer best known for his work Norma, which is still regularly performed today at Covent Garden and by regional opera companies.

This comprehensive bibliography and research guide details all the works currently available on Vincenzo Bellini, the Italian opera composer best known for his work Norma, which is still regularly performed today at Covent Garden and by regional opera companies.

First Published in 1990.

First Published in 1990.

The most successful American-born composer of operetta at the end of the nineteenth century was Reginald de Koven.

The most successful American-born composer of operetta at the end of the nineteenth century was Reginald de Koven.

Part of a series of sixteen volumes that provides for the first time ever a comprehensive set of works from a full century of musical theater in the United States of America.

Part of a series of sixteen volumes that provides for the first time ever a comprehensive set of works from a full century of musical theater in the United States of America.

First Published in 1994.

First Published in 1994.

First Published in 1994.

First Published in 1994.

Giovanni Bottesini (1821–1889) revolutionierte die Welt der klassischen Musik und stellte den Kontrabass in ein neues Licht.

Opera's Second Death is a passionate exploration of opera - the genre, its masterpieces, and the nature of death.

Opera's Second Death is a passionate exploration of opera - the genre, its masterpieces, and the nature of death.

While he is best known for his Jeeves and Bertie Wooster stories, P.

While he is best known for his Jeeves and Bertie Wooster stories, P.

Why, in the dying days of the Napoleonic Empire, did half of Paris turn out for the funeral of a composer?

Why, in the dying days of the Napoleonic Empire, did half of Paris turn out for the funeral of a composer?

First published in 1988.

First published in 1988.

This element seeks answers to the question, how Offenbach''s stage works were performed/transformed in interwar and post-World War II Budapest.

This element seeks answers to the question, how Offenbach''s stage works were performed/transformed in interwar and post-World War II Budapest.

Investigates how operatic presentations of Italian identity evolved as Italian opera was performed for nineteenth-century audiences around the world.

Investigates how operatic presentations of Italian identity evolved as Italian opera was performed for nineteenth-century audiences around the world.

This Companion provides an overview and in-depth analysis of Wagner''s Ring using traditional critical analysis alongside more recent approaches.

New perspectives on the life, works and aesthetic relationships of Igor Stravinsky, that epitomise the stylistic crisis of twentieth-century music.

New perspectives on the life, works and aesthetic relationships of Igor Stravinsky, that epitomise the stylistic crisis of twentieth-century music.

Reveals how the musical benefit allowed musicians, composers, and audiences to engage in new professional, financial, and artistic contexts.

Reveals how the musical benefit allowed musicians, composers, and audiences to engage in new professional, financial, and artistic contexts.

Explores the profession of singing, operatic culture, and the representation of female performers on the nineteenth century French stage.

The first major study of Saint-Saëns''s stage music, timed to coincide with revivals of his operas on stage.

Explores the rich and varied interactions between nineteenth-century science and the world of opera for the first time.

An authoritative, accessible reference work that brings together current knowledge and new interpretive insights into Haydn''s music and cultural influence.

A transnational history of the performance, reception, translation, adaptation and appropriation of Bizet''s Carmen from 1875 to 1945.

A transnational history of the performance, reception, translation, adaptation and appropriation of Bizet''s Carmen from 1875 to 1945.

Uncovers a world of forgotten triumphs of musical theatre that shine a light on major social topics.

Offers a critical and contextual study of the last four operas of Prokofiev, the leading opera composer in Stalin''s Soviet Union.

Offers a critical and contextual study of the last four operas of Prokofiev, the leading opera composer in Stalin''s Soviet Union.

Uncovers a world of forgotten triumphs of musical theatre that shine a light on major social topics.