Verdi and Puccini Heroines

Dramatic Characterization in Great Soprano Roles

Geoffrey Edwards, Ryan Edwards (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

216 Seiten

2000
Scarecrow Press (Verlag)
978-0-8108-4693-7 (ISBN)

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New in paperback! This book comes at a time when opera-lovers, singers, directors, and critics alike are taking a new look at the dramatic soprano heroines created by Giuseppe Verdi and Giacomo Puccini, endeavoring to delve beyond inherited scholarly interpretation and gain a richer understanding of these compelling female characters. Artistically limited by the bel canto musical tradition popular at the time, Verdi launched a new style dramma per musica which also demanded a new soprano archetype. This book illustrates the musical evolution of the Verdi and Puccini soprano while illuminating the dramatic scope and power of these great heroines.

Avoiding critical reductionism, Verdi and Puccini Heroines provides an unprecedented and probing discussion of how these great soprano roles were conceived and executed. Accordingly, the authors take a three-dimensional look at these heroines, examining seven operas: Il Trovatore, La Forza del Destino, Aida, La Bohème, Tosca, Madama Butterfly, and Turandot. The chapters, which are fully self-contained analyses, contain translations, illustrative musical examples, supplementary notes, and references to each opera's literary sources. The musical analysis, while thorough, is descriptive and accessible to all levels of readers.

Geoffrey Edwards is an award-winning author and stage director. Ryan Edwards, a leading baritone with the Metropolitan Opera, has received international acclaim as a singing actor.

Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 1. Il Trovatore
Chapter 3 2. La Forza del Destino
Chapter 4 3. Aida
Chapter 5 4. La Boheme
Chapter 6 5. Tosca
Chapter 7 6. Madama Butterfly
Chapter 8 7. Turandot
Chapter 9 Appendix: Source Previews and Plot Synopses
Chapter 10 Notes
Chapter 11 Selected Bibliography
Chapter 12 Index
Chapter 13 About the Authors

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.3.2000
Verlagsort	Lanham, MD
Sprache	englisch
Maße	140 x 215 mm
Gewicht	299 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik
	Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Sachbücher ► Kunst / Musik
	Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken
ISBN-10	0-8108-4693-4 / 0810846934
ISBN-13	978-0-8108-4693-7 / 9780810846937
Zustand	Neuware