Opera in History: From Monteverdi to Cage - Hardcover

Lindenberger, Herbert

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0804731047 ISBN 13: 9780804731041

Publisher: Stanford University Press, 1998

Synopsis

Looking at operatic history from new and unexpected angles, this book examines the ways the operatic canon has been reshaped at key moments in the history of the form. Written with clarity and wit, it provides a richly rewarding experience for operagoers and scholars alike. Opera in History examines the achievements of composers such as Monteverdi, Handel, and Rossini, whose operas were long neglected because of changes in performance practices, audience tastes, and musical aesthetics. It also looks at such well-established works as Wagner s Ring and Verdi s Aida in unconventional ways. Thus, the Ring emerges as a product of nineteenth-century philology, Aida, as an embodiment of the new science of archaeology.

About this title

About the Author:

Herbert Lindenberger is Avalon Foundation Professor of Humanities in Comparative Literature and English at Stanford University.

About this edition

• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0804731047
• ISBN 13: 9780804731041
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 378