Download or read book Book of Operas written by Henry Edward Krehbiel and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2006-10 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A delightful book about the history of operas. Krehbiel's uses musical excerpts to make his work more charming and hypnotic. Mesmerizing!...
Download or read book A Book of Operas written by Henry Edward Krehbiel and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A SECOND BOOK OF OPERAS written by HENRY EDWARD KREHBIEL and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Book of Operas written by Henry Edward Krehbiel and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2020-07-16 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original: A Book of Operas by Henry Edward Krehbiel
Download or read book A Book of Operas written by Henry Edward Krehbiel and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2006 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first glimpse of the opera reveals an open space in a forest and in it an inn and a target-shooting range. Max, a young assistant to the Chief Forester of a Bohemian principality, is seated at a table with a mug of beer before him, his face and attitude the picture of despondency. Hard by, huntsmen and others are grouped around Kilian, a young peasant who fires the last shot in a contest of marksmanship as the scene is disclosed.
Download or read book A Book of Operas written by Henry Edward Krehbiel and published by . This book was released on 1944 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book 100 Great Operas And Their Stories written by Henry W. Simon and published by Anchor. This book was released on 1989-04-22 with total page 562 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An invaluable guide for both casual opera fans and aficionados, 100 Great Operas is perhaps the most comprehensive and enjoyable volume of opera stories ever written. From La Traviata to Aïda, from Carmen to Don Giovanni, here are the plots of the world’s best-loved operas, told in an engaging, picturesque, and readable manner. Written by noted opera authority Henry W. Simon, this distinctive reference book contains act-by-act descriptions of 100 operatic works ranging from the historic early seventeenth century masterpieces of Monteverdi to the modern classics of Gian-Carlo Menotti. In addition to highlighting the most important aspects of each opera, the author discusses the main characters, the famous turnings of plot, and the most significant arias. Here, too, is a wealth of anecdotes concerning literary background, past performances and stars, and production problems of the great operas.
Download or read book A Book of Operas written by Henry Edward Krehbiel and published by . This book was released on 2016-06-27 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Book of Operas: Their Histories, Their Plots, and Their Music; Two Volumes in One Berlioz's dramatic legend, 152 A thing of shreds and patches, 152 Turned into an opera by Raoul Gunsbourg, 152 The composer's Scenes from Fa 153 History of the com position, 153 -the Rakoczy March, 154 Concert performances in New York, 155 - Scheme of the work, 155 The dance of the sylphs and the ballet, 157 Dance of the will-o'-the-wisps, 159 The ride to hell, 160. 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.
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Download or read book Opera 101 written by Fred Plotkin and published by Hyperion. This book was released on 1994-12 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by an opera insider and featuring an introduction by Placido Domingo, here is a thorough, friendly, and truly complete guide to learning how to love and appreciate the opera. After a brief history of opera, the book includes a guide to operatic terms, a minute-by-minute listener's guide to 11 central works, a list of recommended books and recordings and much more.
Download or read book A Second Book of Operas Their Histories Their Plots and Their Music written by Henry Edward Krehbiel and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive guide to some of the most famous operas ever written. Krehbiel provides detailed synopses of each work, along with analyses of the music and historical context. This is a must-have resource for opera lovers and students of music history. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book The Metropolitan Opera Stories of the Great Operas written by John W. Freeman and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 1984 with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here at last is the definitive opera story collection, the only one now authorized by the Metropolitan Opera. Written by the associate editor of Opera News magazine, the volume includes the complete plots of 150 different operas, biographical information on all of the 72 composers represented, easy access to the stories through both a table of contents and an index, and a foreword by Peter Allen.
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Download or read book A Book of Operas Classic Reprint written by Henry Edward Krehbiel and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-22 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Book of Operas Wagner and Greek ideals, 220 - Methods of Wagnerian study, 221 - The story of the opera, 222 et seq - Poetical and musical contents of the overture, 226 - The bacchanale, 230 - The Tann h'auser legend, 232 - The historical Tannh'auser, 233 - The con test of minstrels in the Wartburg, 235 -mediaeval ballads, 236 Heroes and their charmers, 238 - Classical and other parallels, 238 Caves of Venus, 239 -the Horselberg in Thuringia, 240 Dame Holda, 240 The tale of Sir Adelbert, 241. 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.
