Operas of Michael Tippett: The Midsummer Marriage, King Priam, The Knot Garden, The Ice Break: English National Opera Guide 29 (English National Opera Guides) - Softcover

Michael Tippett

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0714540617 ISBN 13: 9780714540610

Publisher: Oneworld Classics, 1985

Synopsis

English National Opera Guides are ideal companions to the opera. They provide stimulating introductory articles together with the complete text of each opera in English and the original where appropriate. Although it is impossible to trace any one particular theme running through the operas of Michael Tippett, the libretti of his four operas are fascinating to compare. The dense allusions of The Midsummer Marriage (1955), here annotated, gave way to the classical formality of King Priam (1962); the psycho-analytical preoccupations of The Knot Garden (1970) hardly foreshadow the contemporary political commentary of The Ice Break (1977). Each work breaks new ground and provokes unexpected responses. The libretti offer unique introductions to the music. They incidentally throw a searching light on the direction of British theatre since 1945.

About this edition

• Publisher: Oneworld Classics
• Publication date: 1985
• ISBN 10: 0714540617
• ISBN 13: 9780714540610
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 148
• Editor: Nicholas John