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The gilded stage : a social history of opera / Daniel Snowman.
| Author/creator | Snowman, Daniel |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | London : Atlantic Books, 2009. |
| Description | xiv, 482 pages, 16 pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Part 1. Down the road from Arianna to Zauberflöte (c. 1600-1800) -- The birth of Italian opera -- The opera business, Italian style -- Opera crosses the Alps, and the Channel -- Cultural confluence in Mozart's Vienna -- Part 2. Revolution and Romanticism, c. 1800-1860 -- Napoleon and Beethoven -- After Napoleon: opera as politics, art, and business -- Opera reaches New York, and the wider frontier -- L'Opéra -- Fires of London -- Part 3. Opera Resurgens (c. 1860-1900) -- Culture and politics in Central and Eastern Europe -- New York's Gilded Age -- Prima la donna -- The lion tamers: the ascendancy of the conductor -- Part 4. Opera in war and peace (c. 1900-1950) -- Opera goes West -- Spreading the message -- Repercussions of war -- Opera under the dictators -- Total war -- Part 5. The globalization of opera (1945-) -- Emerging from apocalypse -- Building opera in America -- Opera goes global -- New ways of presenting old works -- The show must go on... |
| Abstract | From its origins in the courts of northern Italy, to its internationally recognised position in modern culture, the author explores the social history of opera houses and impresarios, composers and patrons, artists and audiences. From its beginnings in the Renaissance cities of northern Italy opera has permeated through Europe, America, and beyond, becoming a global business in the digital age. This history unwraps the story of opera from the charm and chaos of Mozart's Vienna to Frederick the Great's Berlin. It covers the lure of fin-de-siècle Paris, the rough and tumble of the Australian outback, and the new world of the Americas--colorful backdrops to the always dramatic, sometimes tragic, sometimes hilarious episodes that make up this rich and fascinating story. |
| Local note | Little-305131061913X |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 460-470) and index. |
| LCCN | 2009512403 |
| ISBN | 9781843544661 (hbk.) |
| ISBN | 1843544660 |
| ISBN | 9781590203958 |
| ISBN | 159020395X |
| ISBN | 9781843544678 |
| ISBN | 1843544679 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Stacks | ML1700 .S66 2009 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |