Opera Acts explores a wealth of new historical material about singers in the late nineteenth century and challenges the idea that this was a period of decline for the opera singer. In detailed case studies of four figures--the late Verdi baritone Victor Maurel, Bizet's first Carmen Celestine Ga...

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1. Verfasser:	Henson, Karen, 1972- (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	New York : Cambridge University Press, 2014.
Schriftenreihe:	Cambridge studies in opera.
Schlagworte:	1800-1899 Opera > 19th century. Singing > History > 19th century. Chant > Histoire > 19e siècle. MUSIC > Instruction & Study > Voice. MUSIC > Lyrics. MUSIC > Printed Music > Vocal. Opera Singing Opernsänger Opernsängerin Oper Aufführung History
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Zusammenfassung:	Opera Acts explores a wealth of new historical material about singers in the late nineteenth century and challenges the idea that this was a period of decline for the opera singer. In detailed case studies of four figures--the late Verdi baritone Victor Maurel, Bizet's first Carmen Celestine Galli-Marie, Massenet's muse of the 1880s and 1890s Sibyl Sanderson, and the early Wagner star Jean de Reszke--Karen Henson argues that singers in the late nineteenth century continued to be important, but in ways that were not conventionally 'vocal'. Instead they enjoyed a freedom and creativity based on their ability to express text, act and communicate physically, and exploit the era's media. By these and other means, singers played a crucial role in the creation of opera up to the end of the nineteenth century.
Beschreibung:	1 online resource (xvi, 264 pages) : illustrations
Bibliographie:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 222-253) and index.
ISBN:	9780511783661 0511783663 9781316203484 1316203484