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The Rival Sirens
Cambridge University Press 2013; US$ 79.00The Rival Sirens examines the vital and intertwined roles of singers, audiences and local cultural context in creating eighteenth-century opera. more...
Molto Agitato
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group 2003; US$ 18.95If the opera world is full of ?intrigue, double meanings, and devious dramatics,? then no place exemplifies this more than the world-famous Metropolitan Opera, where politics, ambition, and oversized egos have traditionally taken center stage along with some of the world?s richest music. Drawing on her fifteen years as its press representative, Johanna... more...
Tannhäuser
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht 2010; US$ 53.91Hauptbeschreibung Tannhäuser: Seit mehr als achthundert Jahren bewegt der regelwidrige Minnesänger die Gemüter - und die ihm nachfolgende Dichtung. Sein Name wurde zum Markenzeichen eines exzentrischen Künstlertypus, der seine Fehde mit den herrschenden Normen der Zeit bis an die Grenzen der Selbstzerstörung auszutragen bereit war. Tannhäusers Attacken... more...
Engaging Haydn
Cambridge University Press 2012; US$ 79.00Haydn is enjoying renewed appreciation: this book explores fresh approaches to his music and the cultural forces affecting it. more...
Britten's Unquiet Pasts
Cambridge University Press 2012; US$ 79.00Heather Wiebe's book looks to the music of Benjamin Britten to elucidate a British postwar vision of cultural renewal. more...
The Cambridge Companion to Monteverdi
Cambridge University Press 2007; US$ 29.00A 2007 contributory volume providing extensive treatment of Monteverdi, his music and his life. more...
Wotan's Daughter
Wakefield Press 2013; US$ 19.95This title recounts the turbulent life and career of Marjorie Lawrence, one of Australia's most renowned opera stars. From humble beginnings in rural Victoria, Lawrence rose to become one of the pre-eminent Wagner singers of her generation, acclaimed and honoured in Europe and at the Metropolitan Opera in New York where she shared roles with the legendary... more...
A Book of Operas
ReadHowYouWant 2009; US$ 4.99A delightful book about the history of operas. Krehbiel uses musical excerpts to make his work more charming and hypnotic. Mesmerizing! more...
Situating Opera
Cambridge University Press 2010; US$ 79.00Elegantly and engagingly written, this study demonstrates how opera has communicated with its diverse audiences over time. more...









