The Crafty Art of Opera - For Those Who Make It, Love It or Hate It

Insights into an opera stage director's work from an internationally acclaimed director and teacher.

List of contents

Preface
What is opera?
The heart
The seven 'W's
Sense and sensuality
Bodies in space
Movement
Le physique du rôle
Discomfort and inconvenience
Bank robbers
Pretend theatre
The 'trizophrenic' upbeat
The complete music-actor
Mozart
Recitative
Being comic
'Too many notes...'
Dramaturgy
Breaking the rules
The harmony of the spheres
In place of an epilogue: my teachers
Appendix 1: All the 'useful rules' in overview, for those who make opera
Appendix 2: A masterclass in opera, for those who love it or hate it
Index of names and works

About the author

Michael Hampe, Chris Walton

Summary

Insights into an opera stage director's work from an internationally acclaimed director and teacher.

Product details

• Authors: Michael Hampe, Chris Walton
• Assisted by: Chris Walton (Translation), Dr Chris Walton (Translation)
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2017
• EAN: 9781783270972
• ISBN: 978-1-78327-097-2
• No. of pages: 197
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 218 mm x 23 mm
• Weight: 567 g
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Music > General, dictionaries