A History of Opera
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Why has opera transfixed and fascinated audiences for centuries? Carolyn Abbate and Roger Parker answer this question in their "effervescent, witty" (Die Welt, Germany) retelling of the history of opera, examining its development, the musical and dramatic means by which it communicates, and its role in society. Now with an expanded examination of opera as an institution in the twenty-first century, this "lucid and sweeping" (Boston Globe) narrative...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0393348954
ISBN13:9780393348958
Release Date:September 2015
Publisher:W. W. Norton & Company
Length:656 Pages
Weight:1.80 lbs.
Dimensions:1.8" x 5.5" x 8.2"
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