C.W. von Gluck, Orfeo / compiled by Patricia Howard.
| Other author | Howard, Patricia. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1981. |
| Description | ix, 143 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Cambridge opera handbooks Cambridge opera handbooks. ^A127792 |
| Contents | The Orpheus myth in operatic history -- The libretto / Patricia Howard -- The grand coincidence of the reform -- Calzabigi and Metastasio -- Calzabigi and Gluck -- Synopsis / Patricia Howard -- 'The most moving act in all opera' / Patricia Howard -- The initial impact -- First performance: documentary / Hans Heimler -- First performance: speculation / Patricia Howard -- The diffusion through Europe / Eve Barsham -- Orpheus in England / Eve Barsham -- From Orfeo to Orphee / Patricia Howard -- From revolutionary to conservative -- Gluck at the Academie Royale -- A comparison of the scores -- The opera in the nineteenth century -- Berlioz and Gluck / Eve Barsham -- After Berlioz / Patricia Howard -- The opera in the twentieth century -- Berlioz: the best of both worlds / Sir Charles Mackerras -- Orphee et Euridice: Gluck's final solution / Tom Hammond -- A note on the aria di bravura 'L'espoir renait dans mon ame' / Tom Hammond -- Hands off Orfeo! / John Eliot Gardiner -- Gluck and the Wagner family / Patricia Howard -- The Orfeo show / Kevin Smith -- Table of numbers / Eve Barsham -- Discography / Malcolm Walker. |
| Bibliography note | Includes discography (pages 137-139), bibliography (pages 135-136), and index. |
| ISBN | 0521228271 |
| ISBN | 0521296641 (pbk.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | ML410.G56 C11 1981 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |