Isbn: 9780198167358 - verdi in performance c (2 Ergebnisse)

1st edition. Near fine gilt-blocked cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; xii, 196 pages : illustrations, music ; 24 cm. Notes; Papers principally given at a conference entitled Verdi in performance which took place at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 1995. Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; The pains and pleasures of liberation / Alison Latham and Roger Parker -- Staging Verdi's operas : the single, 'correct' performance / James Hepokoski -- In praise of the pragmatic / Andrew Porter -- On staging that matters / David Rosen -- Lights-- action / Harold Powers -- 'Trust the tale, not the teller' / John Rosselli -- Misinterpreting Verdian dramaturgy : history and grand opera / Mike Ashman -- Ornamenting Verdi's arias : the continuity of a tradition / David Lawton -- On 'exactly what is written' / Clive Brown -- A rubber band / Mark Elder -- An avenue unexplored : the divertissement and the ope?ra-ballet / Knud Arne Ju?rgensen -- Ballet in Italy : the background to Verdi / Kathleen K. Hansell -- Milan and Paris : a lasting dialogue / Gunhild Oberzaucher-Schu?ller -- A conflict of interests / Jose? Sasportes -- Drawing the audience in : the theatre and the ballroom / Marian Smith -- The feminization of ballet / Maribeth Clark -- 'Reading' ballet / Rebecca Harris-Warrick -- Critical editions and performance / Philip Gossett -- Critical performance / Francesco Degrada -- On 'traditional' performance / Gabriele Dotto -- The 'textualization' of opera / Stefano Castelvecchi -- Appendices. A. List of operas -- B. Chronology of Verdi's life and times / Alison Latham. Subjects; Verdi, Giuseppe 1813-1901 ; Congresses. Verdi, Giuseppe 1813-1901 Criticism and interpretation. Verdi, Giuseppe 1813-1901. Verdi, Giuseppe 1813-1901. Operas. Verdi, Giuseppe 1813-1901 ; Congresses. Verdi, Giuseppe (Fortunino Giuseppe Francesco). Verdi, Giuseppe. 1 Kg.…

Zustand: New. In English.