Opera: a beginner's guide

Despite being dismissed as outdated and excessive, operas in fact address the most fundamental and universal human concerns - love, death, jealousy, greed and power.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 enga...

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Main Author: Wilson, Alexandra 1973- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford Oneworld 2010
Series:A One World paperback original
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Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
Summary:Despite being dismissed as outdated and excessive, operas in fact address the most fundamental and universal human concerns - love, death, jealousy, greed and power.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
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. [135]-143) and index
Physical Description:XIII, 160 S. 20 cm

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