Richard Somerset-Ward Angels & monsters

male and female sopranos in the story of opera, 1600-1900

During its first two centuries, opera was dominated by sopranos. There were male sopranos (castrati) and there were female sopranos (prime donne). History of the singing tradition they founded and perfected (the bel canto).

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Engels | 325 pagina's | Yale University Press, New Haven [etc.] | 2004

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Lawrence Kramer Opera and modern culture

Wagner and Strauss

Analyse van opera's van Richard Strauss en Wilhelm Wagner.

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Engels | 257 pagina's | University of California Press, Berkeley, CA [etc.] | 2004

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Jean Grundy Fanelli Opera for everyone

a historic, social, artistic, literary, and musical study

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Engels | 268 pagina's | The Scarecrow Press, Lanham [etc.] | 2004

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Tosca's prism

three moments in Western cultural history

Cultuurhistorische bijdragen over de opera 'Tosca' (1900) van de Italiaanse componist Giacomo Puccini.

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Engels | 326 pagina's | Northeastern University Press, Boston, Mass | 2004

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Ken Wlaschin Encyclopedia of opera on screen

a guide to more than 100 years of opera films, videos, and DVDs

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Engels | 872 pagina's | Yale University Press, New Haven, CT [etc.] | 2004

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Victoria Etnier Villamil From Johnson's kids to Lemonade Opera

the American classical singer comes of age

Leven en werk van klassieke zangers en zangeressen in de Verenigde Staten in de periode 1935-1950.

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Engels | 332 pagina's | Northeastern University Press, Boston | 2004

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Philip Kitcher Finding an ending

reflections on Wagner's Ring

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Engels | 241 pagina's | Oxford University Press, Oxford [etc.] | 2004

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