Opera workshop : studies in understanding and interpretation / Raymond Warren.
| Author/creator | Warren, Raymond, 1928- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Aldershot, Hants, England : Scolar Press ; Brookfield, VT : Ashgate Publishing Company, ©1995. |
| Description | x, 279 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Part I. The orchestra supports the singer: 1. Recitative and aria in Handel and Mozart: Handel ; Mozart -- 2. The solo voice in the operas of other composers: Monteverdi's L'Orfeo ; L'Incoronazione di Poppea ; Verdi's Rigoletto ; Puccini's La Boheme ; Britten's Peter Grimes -- 3. The duet/ensemble: The equal duet ; The unequal ensemble ; A Mozart trio -- Part II. The orchestra enlarges the stage. 4. Dance and atmospheric background: Early instances of orchestral independence ; Orchestral march and choral dance ; Storms and Bohemians -- 5. The symphonic dimension in Wagner: Harmony and leitmotif ; A note on performance practice ; Loge's narration -- 6. Speech and Sprechgesang: Spoken dialogue between musical movements ; Melodrama ; Sprechgesang -- 7. More music and action: Two operatic deaths ; Structural and decorative action ; Ritualistic action ; Music as commentary on action ; Operatic action and the dimension of time. |
| Abstract | This work looks at how the medium of opera works, and, in particular, how it is understood to do so by those involved as singers, producers and conductors. It examines the different functions of the music in various operatic traditions in relation to the stage action and pacing of scenes. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-269) and index. |
| LCCN | 94013604 |
| ISBN | 0859679705 : |
| ISBN | 9780859679701 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | ML1700 .W3 1995 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |