A Guide to Modern Opera (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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Explore how modern opera merges poetry, drama, and music to shape the shows you love.
This nonfiction guide surveys the evolution of opera in the modern era, describing how the drama unfolds on stage, while highlighting the most striking musical moments. It explains Wagner’s ideas about uniting the arts and how later composers pushed the orchestra to new expressive heights. The book frames a historical journey from earlier reforms to Wagner’s dream of a truly integrated musical drama, and it points to the way orchestration, rhythm, and harmony carry dramatic meaning.

• Clear explanations of how composers tied poetry, action, and music to tell a story on stage.


• Accessible discussions of orchestral color and technique used to heighten mood and drama.


• Profiles of major operas and key moments that shaped the modern repertoire.


• Context for the development of musical forms, from recitatives and arias to integrated scenes.

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