This concise history tells the fascinating story of how three generations of the Christie family have grown a small opera house in the South Downs into an internationally acclaimed Festival and Tour, reflecting founder John Christie's insistence on doing 'not the best we can do but the best that can be done anywhere'.
The popularity of Carmen endures across generations and continents, with one of the most frequently performed and instantly recognizable operatic scores of all time and a libretto derived from Prosper Mrime's novella of the same name, written 30 years prior to the opera's 1875 debut.
This new edition of leading opera critic Rupert Christiansen's perennially popular Pocket Guide has between extensively revised, and incorporates many more operas from all periods, including recent works by Philip Glass, Mark Anthony Turnage, Thomas Ades and George Benjamin.
The popularity of Carmen endures across generations and continents, with one of the most frequently performed and instantly recognizable operatic scores of all time and a libretto derived from Prosper Mrime's novella of the same name, written 30 years prior to the opera's 1875 debut.
Die "Zauberflöte" war vom Textdichter Schikaneder als Volksstück für ein paar dutzend Abende in einem Wiener Vorstadttheater gedacht, als er Mozart um die Kompostion bat.
Nach dem Erfolg seiner dritten vollendeten Oper "Rienzi" wandte sich Wagner der Vertonung eines Stoffes zu, dem er Jahre zuvor in Heinrich Heines "Schnabelewopski"-Fragment begegnet war.
Building on the long-established success of Ethan Mordden's Opera Anecdotes, The New Book Of Opera Anecdotes continues where the original left off, bringing into view the new corps of major singers that arose after the first book's publication in 1985 -- artists such as Renee Fleming, Roberto Alagna, Deborah Voigt, Jonas Kaufmann, Kathleen Battle, and Jane Eaglen (who tested her family with Turandot's three riddles and got a very original answer).
Building on the long-established success of Ethan Mordden's Opera Anecdotes, The New Book Of Opera Anecdotes continues where the original left off, bringing into view the new corps of major singers that arose after the first book's publication in 1985 -- artists such as Renee Fleming, Roberto Alagna, Deborah Voigt, Jonas Kaufmann, Kathleen Battle, and Jane Eaglen (who tested her family with Turandot's three riddles and got a very original answer).
The inside story of the 'reluctant medium', finally available in a mass-market A-format editionBetty Shine was originally an opera singer, but studied all forms of alternative healing, becoming a vitamin and mineral therapist.
Als einer der bedeutendsten Opernsänger der Gegenwart ist der amerikanische Bariton Thomas Hampson regelmäßig an den führendeninternationalen Häusern zu Gast.
Ganz große Oper – Skurriles und Wissenswertes fürs gelungene PausengesprächMit »Palazzo Bajazzo« und »Bohème Suprême« hat der Musiker und Kabarettist Konrad Beikircher das verstaubte Genre der Opernführer auf charmante Weise aufgemischt.
From football hooligan to opera singer, from the Cockney Reds to Catullus, from a hectic household to tranquility of spirit, Mark Glanville has travelled many paths, been many people - this is his remarkable story.
Una de las óperas más aclamadas del compositor italiano Giacomo Puccini: Madame Butterfly, nos cuenta en este libro de amor y desengaño, de esperanzas y decepciones, de morir y trascender, temas que los niños interpretarán de acuerdo a sus conocimientos y sentimientos.
De 1660 a 1991, este libro recorre más de tres siglos de ópera a través del estudio multidisciplinario de ocho títulos líricos, pertenecientes a otros tantos compositores de los más diversos orígenes y estilos.
One of the most controversial figures in the history of ideas as well as music, Richard Wagner continues to stimulate debate whenever his works are performed.
A superbly insightful and moving exploration of Wagner's last opera, by one of Britain's leading intellectuals Wagner's last music-drama tells the story of Parsifal, the 'pure fool, knowing through compassion', who has been called to rescue the Kingdom of the Grail from the sins that have polluted it.
Esta obra nos ofrece un recorrido singular del espectáculo operístico desde un punto de vista inédito: el trágico final de muchos personajes al que se ven abocados tras el desarrollo de una trama en la que suelen primar temas como la locura, la enfermedad, la pena, la angustia o el amor.
Roger Alier, autor de la "Guía universal de la ópera", obra de referencia entre los melómanos, nos ofrece una visión histórica del género lírico, desde Claudio Monteverdi, considerado el primer operista verdadero, hasta el postverismo y las últimas tendencias.
Opera is often dismissed as outdated and excessive, and perceived to be characterised by excessive passions, sumptuous costumes, and ill-mannered divas.
