Download or read book Ricciardo e Zoraida An opera in two acts By the Marquis di Berio First performed at the King s Theatre The translation by W J Walter Ital Eng written by and published by . This book was released on 1823 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book General Catalogue of Printed Books written by British Museum. Department of Printed Books and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book General catalogue of printed books written by British museum. Dept. of printed books and published by . This book was released on 1931 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Alto written by Dan H. Marek and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2016-10-20 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everyone is familiar with the words diva or prima donna, which have come to mean a (usually) outrageous operatic soprano, but there was a time when the star of the show was more often a contralto, or a soprano singing in today's mezzo-soprano range. This performer was referred to as an alto. In the 17th and 18th centuries, the male and female leading roles were likely to be sung by emasculated males, the alto castrati, although there were many great female altos during this period as well. The music for these fantastic artists, written by such composers as Porpora, Vinci, Hasse, and even Handel, has been largely forgotten. At the beginning of the 19th century, as the castrati died out, their roles were often assumed by female altos referred to as musici. New repertoire continued to be written for them by Rossini and others, but gradually, this musical tradition and technique was lost. Now, however, because of the talent and industry of such gifted artists as Marilyn Horne, Cecilia Bartoli, and Joyce DiDonato, and the sudden ease with which the performance of these forgotten works can be obtained, there is a resurgence of interest in the performance and preservation of this lost art. Alto: The Voice of Bel Canto examines the careers of nearly 320 great alto singers, including the great castrati, from the dawn of opera in 1597 to the present. The music of the composers who wrote for the alto voice is discussed along with musical examples and suggestions for listening. The exploration of the greatest altos’ careers and techniques offers inspiration for aspiring young singers as well as absorbing reading for the music lover who wants to know more about the fascinating world of opera.
Download or read book Othello written by Gioacchino Rossini and published by . This book was released on 1831 with total page 59 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Gounod s Opera of Romeo and Juliet written by Charles Gounod and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-24 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Gounod's Opera of Romeo and Juliet: Containing the Italian d104, With an English Translation, and the Music of All the Principal Airs Shakespeare's drama is very closely followed. Both in structure and dialogue, in the present lyrical version of Romeo and Juliet. The book is in Five Acts. In the first, the house of Cspulet is discovered en file Amongst the crowd of maskers comes Romeo Mercutio, Benvolio and their friends on a youthful frolic. Juliet and Romeo meet - and mutually love at first Sight, mlgre the fair Capulet's betrothal to Paris. Tybalt, a bot, blooded kinsman, pierces through Romeo's disguise, and wishes to bring him to task then and there, but Cap ulet himself, in the true Spiritof hospitality, restrains him, and the act terminates as it beflins, with dance and song. Act second is devoted to the Balcony scene - almost literally transcribed from Shakespeare, with an episodical interruption by some retainers of the house, who fancy that something is amiss, but fail to discover what. Act third is divided into two scenes, - the first is the Friar's cell, and the business of this division of the act is the clandestine marriane of the two lovers. In the second scene, Romeo's page, Stephano - eu invention of the Iibrettist's - is dircovered searching by Capulet's door in Verona for his missing master. A boyish bit of arrogance on his part provokes the servants of the house into drawtnn on him, and speedily the combat becomes general, through the entrance of Mercutio, Paris, Benvolio, Tybalt, Romeo, and their several adherents. One grievance leads quickly to another, and Mercutio is slain by Tybalt, who, in his turn is killed by Romeo. Then Capulet arrives on the scene, closely followed by the Duke and his suite. After ashort investigation, the latter adjudges banishment to Romeo, who vows he will see Juliet once more, at all hazard, and so the act closes. In Act fourth there are also two scenes - the first is Juliet's room at night, when occurs the second grand duet for the lovers, also faithfully taken from Shakespeare. After Romeo departs at dawn, Capulet comes with Friar Lawrence to tell his daughter of her intended marria e with Paris, and that the ceremony will straightway be performed. Ile then retires to receive his guests, on in her despair. Iuliet asks the Friar's help, This he gives her in the shape of a potion, describing its elfects. The next scene IS the wedding party in Capulet's great hall. The epithalarnium is interrupted by the illne. Of Juliet, who finally falls insensible. She is dead, all cry as the act drop descends. Act fifth takes place in the tomb of all the Capulets. Here, as in the Shakespearean version, Romeo arrives, believes his mistress dead, and takes poison. Juliet only re wives to find her lover beyond mortal aid, and stabbing herself with a dagger, she dies in his arms. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Giovanni Battista Rubini and the Bel Canto Tenors written by Dan H. Marek and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2013-06-06 with total page 439 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Giovanni Battista Rubini (1794-1854) was a legendary tenor and the first 19th-century non-castrati male singer to become an international star of opera. The previous two centuries had been the era of the castrati, with tenors and basses relegated to character and supporting roles in the operas of their time. Rubini stood apart because he not only matched the castrati in coloratura and pathos, but he also had an extraordinarily high voice. With Rubini’s rise, and in his wake, several tenors came to sing roles written specifically for them by Rossini, Bellini, Donizetti, and many other lesser-known bel canto composers. Signaling the end of the dominance of castrati on stage, this period would last some 40 years until the advent of Grand Opera, Wagner, and Verdi and the appearance of the first so-called High C from the chest by Gilbert-Louis Duprez in 1837. Since then, the accepted tenor sound has followed the tradition epitomized by Enrico Caruso and, in our own era, Luciano Pavarotti and Placido Domingo. Many composers, conductor, and performers would come to regard bel canto dramatic operas as decorative and vapid until Maria Callas and Tulio Serafin demonstrated the heights this genre of opera could reach. However, opera directors and opera performers of late who have expressed an interest in reviving selected masterpieces from the bel canto tradition have found themselves confronted with the problem of locating tenors versed in the vocal techniques necessary to carry the high tessituras. In Giovanni Battista Rubini and the Bel Canto Tenors: History and Technique, Dan H. Marek explores the extraordinary life of Rubini in order to frame this special period in the history of opera and connect the technique of the castrati who were among Rubini’s instructors. Drawing on the work of Berton Coffin, Marek offers long-sought answers to the challenges presented by high tessitura of bel canto operas for tenors. To further assist working singers, Giovanni Battista Rubini and the Bel Canto Tenors includes over 60 pages of exercises written by Rubini himself before 1840, which Marek, for the first time ever has adapted to acoustical phonetics. Professional singers, teachers and their students, vocal coaches, and opera conductors will find this work indispensable as the only English-language work on high tessitura for tenor and soprano singing.
Download or read book The Operas of Leonardo Vinci Napoletano written by Kurt Sven Markstrom and published by Pendragon Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vinci produced a string of operas during a brief career of little more than a decade. He died mysteriously. He was hailed by connoisseurs of the later 18th century as one of the originators of the classical style.
Download or read book Catalog of Copyright Entries Third Series written by Library of Congress. Copyright Office and published by Copyright Office, Library of Congress. This book was released on 1975 with total page 1760 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book History of Bel Canto A written by Rodolfo Celletti and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Eight Anthems written by Philip Hayes and published by . This book was released on 1803* with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Observations on the Florid Song 1723 written by Pier Francesco Tosi and published by Gregory Blankenbehler. This book was released on 2009-09-29 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Opinioni de' cantori antichi, e moderni o sieno osservazioni sopra il canto figurato (1723) -- Extended Edition. As the first full-length treatise ever to be published on singing, Tosi revealed to the world the secret method that accounted for the unworldly vocal abilities of the famous castrati. Living in a Europe alight with the virtuosic Baroque operas of Handel, Scarlatti and Porpora, Tosi revealed that it was extensive training in the old Italian school of singing that cultivated the beautiful tone and expression of their voices, as well as the infamous mezza di voce, trills and runs. What's more, Tosi revealed that the method worked equally well for any voice type, male or female, provided that its principles and techniques were adhered to with exactness and consistency. Written by one of the most famous singers and voice teachers of the early 18th century, Tosi's Opinioni has remained an indispensable text on the bel canto singing method, as well as Baroque stylistic techniques.
Download or read book Books and Pamphlets Including Serials and Contributions to Periodicals written by Library of Congress. Copyright Office and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
