Buch, Englisch, 216 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 496 g
Buch, Englisch, 216 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 496 g
ISBN: 978-0-19-816735-8
Verlag: ACADEMIC
The number of Verdi's works in the current repertories of the world's opera houses is greater than at any time since the composer's death a century ago. Yet, those responsible for staging and performing these works are faced with many difficult decisions, not least of which is how to make the operas relevant to modern audiences while respecting the composer's intentions. First written for an international conference at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, these lively and stimulating essays by leading Verdi scholars, music and stage practitioners reflect current thinking on matters such as 'authentic' staging, performance practice, Verdi's approach to the ballet, and the role of critical editions. With a chronology of the composer's life and times and also a list of his works, this anthology is essential reading for anyone interested in the performance of Verdi's operas in the new millennium.
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- 1: Alison Latham, Roger Parker: The Pains and Pleasures of Liberation
- PART I STAGING VERDI
- 3: Andrew Porter: In Praise of the Pragmatic
- 4: David Rosen: On Staging that Matters
- 5: John Rosselli: 'Trust the tale, not the teller'
- 6: Mike Ashman: Misinterpreting Verdian Dramaturgy: History and Grand Opera
- PART II INSTRUMENTAL AND VOCAL PERFORMANCE
- 8: Clive Brown: On 'Exactly what is written'
- 9: Mark Elder: The Rubber Band
- PART III VERDI AND THE BALLET
- 11: Kathleen K Hansell: Ballet in Italy: the Background to Verdi
- 12: Gunhilde Oberzaucher-Schuller: Milan and Paris: a Lastin Dialogue
- 13: Jose Sasportes: A Conflict of Interests
- 14: Marian Smith: Drawing the Audience in: the Theatre and the Ballroom
- 15: Maribeth Clark: The Feminization of Ballet
- 16: Rebecca Harris-Warrick: 'Reading' Ballet
- PART IV EDITIONS AND PERFORMANCE
- 18: Francesco Degrada: Critical Editions and Critical Performance
- 19: Gabriele Dotto: With Real Bullets in Tosca
- 20: Stefano Castelvecchi: The 'Textualization' of Opera
- APPENDIX
- Chronology of Verdi's Life and Times
