Music in the Theater

Essays on Verdi and Other Composers

Pierluigi Petrobelli (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

208 Seiten

1995
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
9780691027104 (ISBN)

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In this collection of essays, Petrobelli analyzes specific operas, mainly by Verdi, in terms of historical context, musical organization and dramaturgical conventions. His object is an examination of how musical theatre works.

Well-known for leading audiences to a new appreciation of Verdi as a subtle and elaborate musical thinker, Pierluigi Petrobelli here turns his attention to the intriguing question of how musical theater works. In this collection of lively, penetrating essays, Petrobelli analyzes specific operas, mainly by Verdi, in terms of historical context, musical organization, and dramaturgical conventions.

Originally published in 1994.

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Reihe/Serie	Princeton Studies in Opera
Übersetzer	Roger L. Parker
Zusatzinfo	12 halftones, 65 music exs.
Verlagsort	New Jersey
Sprache	englisch
Maße	197 x 254 mm
Gewicht	312 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Klassik / Oper / Musical
ISBN-13	9780691027104 / 9780691027104
Zustand	Neuware