Ronald elwy mitchell (9 Ergebnisse)

Mitchell, Ronald Elwy, 1905-1986. Opera: dead or alive : production, performance, and enjoyment of musical theatre. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1972, xii, 322pp., PAPERBACK, very good copy but with mild crease starting on spine. Playwright, director, and critic Ronald E. Mitchell offers general readers a richer understanding of traditions, terms, styles, and staging techniques of musical theater, including an introduction to operas and musicals, from baroque and romantic operas to Gilbert & Sullivan, from proletarian dramas to Broadway shows like Oklahoma! - CONTENTS: 1. Audiences and theatres -- 2. Systems and subsidies -- 3. Singers and actors -- 4. Staging : Staging, good and poor ; Interruption ; Dance and divertissement ; Singers in costume ; Elaborateness and simplification ; Realism and detail -- 5. The stage director's hand : Figaro: a matter of clarity ; The ring: a matter of illusion, symbol, and light ; Der Rosenkavalier: a matter of taste and proportion - 6. Drama for music : The story of Orpheus -- 7. Baroque opera : Dido and Aeneas ; Dido Deserted -- 8. Ballad opera : The beggar's opera -- 9. Comic opera: Rococo and Biedermeier : Cosi fan Tutte ; Tsar and Carpenter -- 10. Romantic melodrama : II Trovatore -- 11. Comic opera: Victorian : H.M.S. Pinafore -- 12. Verismo and Viennismo : La Boheme ; The merry widow -- 13. Proletarian music drama : Wozzeck -- 14. Musical comedy : Oklahoma! ; Kiss me, Kate -- 15. Contemporary opera : A midsummer night's dream. 9780299058142 ISBN 029905814X.…

paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Secondhand. Spine lightly creased. Light colour coves have some faint marks and shelf wear. Very good book.

Zustand: New.

Zustand: New.

Softcover. Zustand: Very Good. Periodical. Small quarto. 482-576pp. Perfectbound in printed wrappers. Toned spine, small stains on wraps, very good. Includes the plays: *The Pilgrim* by Charles Vildrac, *A Husband for Breakfast* by Ronald Elwy Mitchell, and *Transit* by Philip Stevenson.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good Dustjacket. First Edition. First printing with "first published 1951" on verso of title page. A bright clean copy, no fraying, a little rubbing along bottom edge, faded bookseller's stamp on front pastedown. Dustjacket illustrated with three figures in color; some edgewear, a 1/4" chip at each upper spine corner, 1" closed tear bottom front panel near foredge, severely price-clipped with some loss of text on front flap and a vertical crease near edge, flaps immaculate but white rear panel dusty.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface.We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface.We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

First edition, first printing. The publisher's retained copy. Original blue cloth with dark blue titles to the spine, in dustwrapper. A very nice copy, the binding square and firm, the contents clean and with the publisher's "Archive Copy" stamp to the title page otherwise clean throughout. Complete with the bright and attractive original dustwrapper. Provenance: From the archive of the publisher Victor Gollancz. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. All items are catalogued by humans. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.…