The Oxford Dictionary of Opera

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Publisher : Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 808 pages
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Download or read book The Oxford Dictionary of Opera written by John Warrack and published by Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1992 with total page 808 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Aachen, a city launching much young talent, to Zwischenspiel, the usual German term for intermezzo, this new reference contains some 4,500 entries, including 750 on opera composers (with bibliographies), 600 on individual operas, 900 biographies of singers, and 350 entries of specialist terms, along with hundreds covering directors, conductors, scenes, writers, critics. A pleasing 782 pages, lots of detail, covering all aspects of the historical development and present standing of opera; appropriate for virtually all libraries. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Opera

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Publisher : Oxford Paperbacks
ISBN 13 : 0192800280
Total Pages : 594 pages
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Download or read book The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Opera written by John Warrack and published by Oxford Paperbacks. This book was released on 1996-03-07 with total page 594 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Derived from the full Oxford Dictionary of Opera, this is the most authoritative and up-to-date dictionary of opera available in paperback. Fully revised for this new edition, with over 3,500 entries, it is designed to be accessible to all those who enjoy opera, whether at the opera-house oron record. * Composers and their works * Singers and their notable performances * Plot summaries and separate entries for well-known roles, arias, and choruses * Leading conductors, producers, and designers * Opera companies and festivals

The Oxford Dictionary of Opera

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Total Pages : 446 pages
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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Opera

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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
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Total Pages : 588 pages
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Download or read book The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Opera written by Harold D. Rosenthal and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1979 with total page 588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains entries on individual operas, composers, librettists, singers, conductors, technical terms and other subjects connected with opera.

“The” Concise Oxford Dictionary of Opera

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Total Pages : 561 pages
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A Dictionary of Opera Characters

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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0199550395
Total Pages : 375 pages
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Book Synopsis A Dictionary of Opera Characters by : Joyce Bourne Kennedy

Download or read book A Dictionary of Opera Characters written by Joyce Bourne Kennedy and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2008 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A unique reference work containing over 2,500 A-Z entries on operatic characters. Includes synopses for over 200 operas and operettas, as well as feature articles written by well-known personalities from the world of opera, including Plácido Domingo and Dame Janet Baker. It is an essential book for anyone with an interest in opera.

Historical Dictionary of Opera

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Publisher : Scarecrow Press
ISBN 13 : 0810879433
Total Pages : 564 pages
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Book Synopsis Historical Dictionary of Opera by : Scott L. Balthazar

Download or read book Historical Dictionary of Opera written by Scott L. Balthazar and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2013-07-05 with total page 564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The information in the Historical Dictionary of Opera will help the reader identify central figures, works, concepts, and trends in the history of opera through selectively chosen entries that provide essential information and integrate that content within broad social or stylistic narratives. This is done through a chronology, an introductory essay, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 300 cross-referenced dictionary entries on important persons, composers, individual keystone operas, cities and terms. This book is a vital reference tool for students, teachers, and to all opera lovers, performers, and composers who seek information about the development of the genre.

The Concise Oxford Dictionaries of Music and Opera: The concise Oxford dictionary of opera

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ISBN 13 : 9780193113213
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The Metropolitan Opera Encyclopedia

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Publisher : Simon & Schuster
ISBN 13 : 9780671617325
Total Pages : 418 pages
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Download or read book The Metropolitan Opera Encyclopedia written by David Hamilton and published by Simon & Schuster. This book was released on 1987 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An elegant gift and comprehensive reference for opera lovers, The Metropolitan Opera Encyclopedia draws on the talents and resources of the world's greatest opera house. Describes singers, composers, operas and more. 250 black-and-white photographs.

International Dictionary of Opera: A-K

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Publisher : Detroit : St. James Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 760 pages
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Book Synopsis International Dictionary of Opera: A-K by : C. Steven LaRue

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Baker's Dictionary of Opera

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Publisher : Macmillan Reference USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1160 pages
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Book Synopsis Baker's Dictionary of Opera by : Laura Diane Kuhn

Download or read book Baker's Dictionary of Opera written by Laura Diane Kuhn and published by Macmillan Reference USA. This book was released on 2000 with total page 1160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This reference covers the unique stature and scope of opera in all its grandeur and complexity, as well as the people who have made significant contributions to the field. The 1,000 entries present information on past and newly emerged performers, librettists, set designers, scholars, directors, and composers (including current ones who have pushed the boundaries of the form). Other features include synopses of operas, an opera timeline, a glossary, a directory of opera companies, histories of the world's leading opera houses, and a foreword by famed musicologist Nicholas Slonimsky. Contains about 250 b & w illustrations and photos. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.

The Oxford Dictionary of Musical Works

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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0198610203
Total Pages : 222 pages
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Download or read book The Oxford Dictionary of Musical Works written by Alison Latham and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2004 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anyone who listens to or plays classical music often wants to put the pieces they encounter in context - to check information ranging from who wrote the piece, or the date of its first performance, to how it acquired its title, or whether it was commissioned for a specific person or occasion. General dictionaries of music only cover a limited number of musical works, and include very little detail. The new Oxford Dictionary of Musical Works provides short articles on over 1750 musical works from earliest times to the present day, providing a comprehensive but handy reference. Entries encompass a broad spectrum of genres - from opera, ballet, choral and vocal music, orchestral, chamber and instrumental pieces, to nicknamed works, collections, national anthems, hymn tunes, and traditional melodies. Each entry outlines the genre to which the piece belongs; the librettist or author of the text, including any literary source; the number of acts or movements; the scoring - includingdetails of the instrumentalists and vocalists needed to perform the piece; how it came to be commissioned; the place and date of its first performance; any subsequent arrangements or revisions; and any additional important or entertaining information.

The Grove Book of Operas

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Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 788 pages
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Book Synopsis The Grove Book of Operas by : Stanley Sadie

Download or read book The Grove Book of Operas written by Stanley Sadie and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2006-11-06 with total page 788 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Grove Book of Operas is the ideal difference for the opera lover. First published in 1996 to great critical and popular success, it provides succinct yet insightful synopses of more than 250 operas. This second edition brings the book up to date with several recently composed operas, including John Adams's The Death of Klinghoffer, Poul Ruders's A Handmaid's Tale, and Mark Adamo's Little Women." "The second edition features a new, more readable design, and is illustrated in both colour and black and white. New images cover the history of opera from reproductions of the earliest libretti, to portraits of singers from the earliest days of photography, to productions staged in 2005. And in a new introductory essay, scholar and dramaturg David Levin surveys contemporary trends in opera performance, identifying their ancestors in early and mid-20th century performance and examining the current intellectual and cultural context in which they flourish." "In addition to a full synopsis of every plot, there is a cast list and information about the first production, as well as a discussion of the opera's history and its literary and social background. The index of first lines of arias will help you find your favourite, and the index of role names will come to your rescue when programme notes or reviews tell you that 'he sang Colline at the Met in 1992'."--BOOK JACKET.

Operas in English

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Publisher : Scarecrow Press
ISBN 13 : 0810883252
Total Pages : 1015 pages
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Download or read book Operas in English written by Margaret Ross Griffel and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2012-12-21 with total page 1015 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although many opera dictionaries and encyclopedias are available, very few are devoted exclusively to operas in a single language. In this revised and expanded edition of Operas in English: A Dictionary, Margaret Ross Griffel brings up to date her original work on operas written specifically to an English text (including works both originally prepared in English, as well as English translations). Since its original publication in 1999, Griffel has added nearly 800 entries to the 4,300 from the original volume, covering the world of opera in the English language from 1634 through 2011. Listed alphabetically by letter, each opera entry includes alternative titles, if any; a full, descriptive title; the number of acts; the composer’s name; the librettist’s name, the original language of the libretto, and the original source of the text, with the source title; the date, place, and cast of the first performance; the date of composition, if it occurred substantially earlier than the premiere date; similar information for the first U.S. (including colonial) and British (i.e., in England, Scotland, or Wales) performances, where applicable; a brief plot summary; the main characters (names and vocal ranges, where known); some of the especially noteworthy numbers cited by name; comments on special musical problems, techniques, or other significant aspects; and other settings of the text, including non-English ones, and/or other operas involving the same story or characters (cross references are indicated by asterisks). Entries also include such information as first and critical editions of the score and libretto; a bibliography, ranging from scholarly studies to more informal journal articles and reviews; a discography; and information on video recordings. Griffel also includes four appendixes, a selective bibliography, and two indexes. The first appendix lists composers, their places and years of birth and death, and their operas included in the text as entries; the second does the same for librettists; the third records authors whose works inspired or were adapted for the librettos; and the fourth comprises a chronological listing of the A–Z entries, including as well as the date of first performance, the city of the premiere, the short title of the opera, and the composer. Griffel also include a main character index and an index of singers, conductors, producers, and other key figures.

The New Grove Dictionary of Opera

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Publisher : Grove
ISBN 13 : 9780199764761
Total Pages : 1315 pages
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Download or read book The New Grove Dictionary of Opera written by Stanley Sadie and published by Grove. This book was released on 2016 with total page 1315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: