Modest Musorgsky and Boris Godunov - Myths, Realities, Reconsiderations

Klappentext Caryl Emerson and Robert Oldani take a comprehensive look at the most famous Russian opera! Modest Musorgsky's Boris Godunov. Zusammenfassung Caryl Emerson (a literary specialist) and Robert William Oldani (a music historian) take a comprehensive look at the most famous Russian opera! Modest Musorgsky's Boris Godunov. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of illustrations; List of tables; Preface and acknowledgments; Part I. Background: 1. Tsar Boris in history; 2. Musorgsky's literary sources, Karamzin and Pushkin; 3. Narrative and musical synopsis of the opera; 4. History of the composition, rejection, revision, and acceptance of Boris Godunov; 5. A tale of two productions - St. Petersburg (1874-1882), Paris (1908); Part II. Entr'acte: 6. Boris and the censor: documents; 7. The opera through the years: selected texts in criticism; Part III. Interpretation: 8. The Boris libretto as a formal, literary, and historical problem; 9. The music; 10. Boris Godunov during the jubilee decade: the 1980s and beyond; Discography; Bibliography; Index.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Caryl Emerson, Caryl Oldani Emerson, Robert Oldani
• Con la collaborazione di: Richard Wagner (Editore)
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 02.11.2006
• EAN: 9780521369763
• ISBN: 978-0-521-36976-3
• Pagine: 356
• Serie: Cambridge Opera Handbooks
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Musica > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie