Operanatomy: An Eclectic Introduction to the Art of the Conductor, etc. - Hardcover

ALEXANDER, Alfred

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0950179205 ISBN 13: 9780950179209

Publisher: Orion Books, 1971

Synopsis

[Sub title]: "An eclectic introduction to the art of the conductor, Instrumentalist, composer producer, and to score reading. Analysis of sound, singer, libretto and public, and adjudication of the critic." (Title page) "A must for the music-lovers' library" since the author "has the knack of being entertaining while being informative and of combining the routine with the unexpected." (Back flap - "rc") "What did the conductor say to the soprano? Whom told the critic to write a bad review? Alfred Alexander understands the musical theory and the historical background of opera as much as anyone, but what really fascinates him are the people who make it. Operanatomy is his story of those people, their motives, their techniques, their attitudes to one another. The book is enriched with important - and often unexpected - information about the most famous opera-makers. It contains none of the jargon which smudges the understanding of so much 'official' writing about opera. The musicians, the singers and their admirers will love it. The music critics probably won't." (Front flap - "pf")

Edition details

• Publisher: Orion Books
• Publication date: 1971
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0950179205
• ISBN 13: 9780950179209
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 190