Czech Opera

Klappentext Czech Opera examines opera in its national contexts! and is a study not only of operas written in Czech! but also of the specific circumstances which shaped them. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgements; Note on music examples; Note on terms, titles of works and currency; Map; 1. Czech nationalism; 2. Theatres; 3. Composers; 4. Librettists; 5. Subjects; 6. Characters; 7. Folk elements and the 'Czech style'; 8. Czech, metre and word-setting; Notes; Bibliography; Note on list of Czech operas; List of Czech operas mentioned in the text; Index.

Product details

• Authors: John Tyrrell
• Assisted by: John Warrack (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.10.2005
• EAN: 9780521347136
• ISBN: 978-0-521-34713-6
• No. of pages: 372
• Series: Cambridge Opera Handbooks
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Music > General, dictionaries