The Grove Book of Operas
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Product details:
- Edition number 2
- Publisher OUP USA
- Date of Publication 26 March 2009
- ISBN 9780195387117
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages768 pages
- Size 235x165x34 mm
- Weight 1039 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 158 halftones 0
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Long description:
First published in 1996 to great critical and popular acclaim, the Grove Book of Operas, is a collection of synopses and descriptions of over 250 operas. Each succinct yet insightful entry is written by a leading authority on the opera and includes a full synopsis of the plot, a cast list, a note on the singers in the original production, and information on the origins of the work and its literary and social background. Contributions conclude with a brief comment on the particular work's place in operatic history. A glossary offers brief and accessible definitions of terms that may be unfamiliar to the reader. And indices of role names and of arias and ensembles allow the reader to find operas containing their favorite aria or a well-known character.
The second edition brings the book up to date with several recently composed operas and a fascinating introductory essay by David Levin on opera performance in the 21st century. Recent additions to the operatic repertory included for the first time in this edition include Nicholas Maw, Sophie's Choice; Poul Ruders, A Handmaid's Tale; John Adams, Death of Klinghoffer; and Mark Adamo, Little Women.
Table of Contents:
Introductory essay from scholar and dramaturge David Levin surveys contemporary trends in opera performance and their intellectual and cultural contexts
Each entry includes a full plot synopsis, cast list, information about the first production and a discussion of the opera's history
Includes recent operas such as The Death of Klinghoffer^, Handmaid's Tale, and Little Women, which have received considerable press attention and, in some instances, have generated controversy
Each of the entries is written by a top expert on the opera or composer
Clearly and engagingly written, with invaluable tools such as a glossary and several indices (role names; arias and ensembles; and operas by composer)
