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Opera and Its Symbols: The Unity of Words, Music, and Staging - Softcover

Donington, Robert

 
9780300056617: Opera and Its Symbols: The Unity of Words, Music, and Staging

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In this book the late musicologist, performer, and writer Robert Donington discusses the workings of symbolism in opera and the importance of staging an opera in keeping with the composer's intentions. His analysis includes scenes and characters from operas by Monteverdi, Mozart, Verdi, Wagner, Bizet, Puccini, Debussy, Strauss, Stravinsky, Berg, Britten, Tippett, and other composers

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[ Opera and Its Symbols: The Unity of Words, Music and Staging (Revised) By ( Author ) Sep-1992 Paperback

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