Opera - A Beginner's Guide

Zusatztext "As useful to students of opera as to the curious amateur! Alex Wilson’s ‘Beginner’s Guide’ makes a huge contribution to the popularisation of a ‘living art’ " Informationen zum Autor Alexandra Wilson is Senior Lecturer in Musicology at Oxford Brookes University. Passionate about bringing opera to a wider audience, she regularly presents broadcasts for BBC Radio 3 and Radio 4, and is a reviewer for Opera magazine. Klappentext Opera is often dismissed as outdated and excessive, and perceived to be characterised by excessive passions, sumptuous costumes, and ill-mannered divas. In reality, however, operas address the most fundamental and universal of human concerns - love, death, jealousy, greed, and power. Revealing the diverse reasons behind opera's lasting appeal, opera champion and expert Alexandra Wilson provides a lucid and engaging introduction to the agendas that have governed its composition, production and reception over the last four centuries, and explains the reasons behind its enduring appeal. Zusammenfassung Opera is often dismissed as outdated and excessive! and perceived to be characterised by excessive passions! sumptuous costumes! and ill-mannered divas. Revealing the diverse reasons behind opera's lasting appeal! this title introduces the agendas that have governed its composition! production and reception over the last four centuries.

Product details

• Authors: Alexandra Wilson
• Publisher: Oneworld
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 21.05.2010
• EAN: 9781851687336
• ISBN: 978-1-85168-733-6
• No. of pages: 176
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 200 mm x 15 mm
• Series: Beginner's Guide; Beginner's Guides; Beginner's Guides (Oneworld); Beginner's Guide; Beginner's Guides; Beginner's Guide; Beginner's Guides (Oneworld)
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > General, dictionaries; MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Opera, Opera