A Book of Operas

Their Histories, Their Plots, and Their Music

Henry Edward Krehbiel

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26 March 2024

Music reviews & criticism; Western "classical" music; Opera; Anthologies (non-poetry); Encyclopaedias & reference works

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"A Book of Operas is a classic music history text that contains these units and introduction: Il barbiere de Siviglia -- Le nozze di Figaro -- Die Zauberfl�te -- Don Giovanni -- Fidelio -- Faust -- Mefistofele -- La damnation de Faust -- La traviata -- A�da -- Der Freisch�tz -- Tannh�user -- Tristan und Isolde -- Parsifal -- Die Meistersinger von N�rnberg -- Lohengrin -- H�nsel and Gretel. The history of what is popularly called Italian opera begins in the United States with a performance of Rossini's lyrical comedy ""Il Barbiere di Siviglia""; it may, therefore, fittingly take the first place in these operatic studies. The place was the Park Theatre, then situated in Chambers Street, east of Broadway, and the date November 29, 1825. It was not the first performance of Italian opera music in America, however, nor yet of Rossini's merry work. In the early years of the nineteenth century New York was almost as fully abreast of the times in the matter of dramatic entertainments as London. New works produced in the English capital were heard in New York as soon as the ships of that day could bring over the books and the actors. Especially was this true of English ballad operas and English transcriptions, or adaptations, of French, German, and Italian operas. New York was five months ahead of Paris in making the acquaintance of the operatic version of Beaumarchais's ""Barbier de S�ville."""

By: Henry Edward Krehbiel
Imprint: Blurb
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 245g
ISBN: 9798211367784
Pages: 176
Publication Date: 26 March 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active