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Beschreibung
This book explains how and why Gluck's historically important and best-loved opera Orfeo came into existence, and shows why it has retained its popularity. The work is placed in its context of Gluck's 'reform of opera', an artistic movement involving actors, dancers, designers, writers and philosophers, as well as musicians and librettists. Patricia Howard and her fellow contributors describe how the opera has been reinterpreted during the two hundred years between its first performance and the present day. Differing twentieth-century views based on practical experience of the work are put forward by the conductors John Eliot Gardiner and Sir Charles Mackerras, the singer Kevin Smith and the English National Opera music consultant Tom Hammond.
This book explains how and why Gluck's historically important and best-loved opera Orfeo came into existence, and shows why it has retained its popularity. The work is placed in its context of Gluck's 'reform of opera', an artistic movement involving actors, dancers, designers, writers and philosophers, as well as musicians and librettists. Patricia Howard and her fellow contributors describe how the opera has been reinterpreted during the two hundred years between its first performance and the present day. Differing twentieth-century views based on practical experience of the work are put forward by the conductors John Eliot Gardiner and Sir Charles Mackerras, the singer Kevin Smith and the English National Opera music consultant Tom Hammond.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
General preface; List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; 1. The Orpheus myth in operatic history Eve Barsham; 2. The libretto Patricia Howard; 3. Synopsis Patricia Howard; 4. 'The most moving act in all opera' Patricia Howard; 5. The initial impact Hans Heimler, Patricia Howard and Eve Barsham; 6. From Orfeo to Orphée Patricia Howard; 7. The opera in the nineteenth century Eve Barsham and Patricia Howard; 8. The opera in the twentieth century Sir Charles Mackerras, Tom Hammond, John Eliot Gardiner, Patricia Howard and Kevin Smith; 9. Table of numbers compiled by Eve Barsham; Discography Malcolm Walker; Index.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 1981
Genre: Importe, Musik
Rubrik: Kunst & Musik
Thema: Allg. Handbücher & Lexika
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9780521296649
ISBN-10: 0521296641
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Hersteller: Cambridge University Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 216 x 140 x 9 mm
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.06.1981
Gewicht: 0,206 kg
Artikel-ID: 101152415

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