Opera Workshop : Studies in Understanding and Interpretation

Warren, Raymond

ISBN 10: 0859679705 / ISBN 13: 9780859679701

Published by Scolar Press (1995), Aldershot, Hants, 1995

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No signatures. Dust-jacket protected in archival cover.; x, 279, [7 (blank)] pages. Red boards with silver lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 246 x 185mm. Illustrated. "Starting with the premise that opera has its own conventions, differing from both pure music and spoken theatre, this book aims to explore how the music/drama amalgam actually works. By drawing on well known operas for its examples, it shows how a sensitive response to the music can inform stage action and dramatic pacing. [. . .] The operas discussed in this workshop include L'Orfeo, L'Incoronazione di Poppea, The Marriage of Figaro, Carmen, La Boheme, Wozzeck and Peter Grimes." - from dust-jacket blurb. Contents: Preface and Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I : The Orchestra Supports the Singer : Recitative and Aria in Handel and Mozart; The Solo Voice in the Operas of Other Composers; The Duet/Ensemble; Part II : The Orchestra Enlarges the Stage : Dance and Atmospheric Background; The Symphonic Dimension in Wagner; Part III : Further Studies : Speech and Sprechgesang; More Music and Action; Bibliography; List of Illustrations.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Opera Workshop : Studies in Understanding and Interpretation
• Publisher: Scolar Press (1995), Aldershot, Hants
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0859679705
• ISBN 13: 9780859679701
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+

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Synopsis

This work looks at how the medium of opera works, and, in particular, how it is understood to do so by those involved as singers, producers and conductors. It examines the different functions of the music in various operatic traditions in relation to the stage action and pacing of scenes.