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The new singing theatre : a charter for the music theatre movement / Michael Bawtree.
| Author/creator | Bawtree, Michael |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Oxford University Press ; Bristol : Bristol Press, ©1991. |
| Description | viii, 232 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Part 1. Definitions, origins and the way things are. Music theatre is new singing theatre ; Silver spoon: the singing theatre's inheritance ; Old bottles, old wine: the problem of new works ; Models and forerunners -- Part 2. Goals and training. The goals for a new singing theatre ; Music theatre at Banff: beginnings ; Music theatre at Banff: training ; Music theatre at Banff: new bottles, new wine ; Portrait of a singing theatre artist -- Part 3. Thoughts on the new singing theatre. Form and content, and the question of adaptation ; The question of lifelikeness ; The singing voice ; The question of musical idiom -- Part 4. What is to be done? Phase one: Dissemination of the idea ; Phase two: Building a network ; Phase three: Communication ; Phase four: Creation and production. |
| Abstract | The book attempts a first definition that brings under the heading "New Singing Theatre" all the disparate works loosely known as musical theatre, everything from Broadway musicals to complex chamber works by avant-garde composers, through voguish multimedia events to whittled-down traditional opera too embarrassed to call itself opera. The book also is a first blueprint for the new form which has so rapidly evolved from anticipatory works in the 1920s and 1930s to the flowering of new works and new ways in the years since World War II. Based on the author's worldwide experience working in the U.S., Canada, England, the Soviet Union, Germany, and Cuba, this book will be required reading for all those concerned with staging dramatic works with music--producers, directors, administrators, designers, and singing actors. |
| Abstract | 'Music theatre'--a vague term that can cover opera, musical, indeed anything that brings theatre to the concert platform--has long been in need of a precise study. In this book one of the most outspoken leaders of the music theatre movement addresses two basic questions: 'What is it?' and 'How do you do it?' This book is therefore both a charter and a manual for an art form which is gradually forming an identity of its own. The author's controversial opinions on opera provide a background of critical analysis of past movements and productions, but essentially this is not a history of what has been done in the past. This book has been written for music theatre enthusiasts who would like to know more of its exciting possibilities for the future; it is designed to inspire producers, arts administrators, and above all, the young artists of the singing theatre--composer, writers, singer-actors and designers. As music theatre heads into the 'nineties, this challenging manifesto demands attention worldwide. The author's lively, readable work promises to be both necessary and entertaining reading for all singing theatre artists and audiences for many years to come. |
| Local note | Little-288581--305130042287Z |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 220-221) and index. |
| Biographical note | Michael Bawtree founded COMUS Music Theatre of Canada in 1975, and in 1981 he launched the Music Theatre Studio Ensemble at Banff, the western world's first integrated music theatre training programme. He is also well known as a stage director, librettist, playwright and lecturer. |
| LCCN | 90049620 |
| ISBN | 0193858673 (OUP) |
| ISBN | 9780193858671 (OUP) |
| ISBN | 1853990973 (Bristol) |
| ISBN | 9781853990977 (Bristol) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | ML1700 .B24 1991 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |