Opera Workshop |
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Author:
| Warren, Raymond |
ISBN: | 978-0-85967-970-1 |
Publication Date: | Jul 1995 |
Publisher: | Ashgate Publishing, Limited
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $130.00 |
Book Description:
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The starting point for 'Opera Workshop' is that opera has its own conventions, musically different from orchestral repertoire and dramatically different from the spoken theatre. The book aims to explore how the music/drama amalgam actually works and how it is to be understood, not only by the audience, but also by those taking part, the singers, producer and conductor. Examples from well known operas show how a sensitive response to the music can inform stage action and dramatic...
More DescriptionThe starting point for 'Opera Workshop' is that opera has its own conventions, musically different from orchestral repertoire and dramatically different from the spoken theatre. The book aims to explore how the music/drama amalgam actually works and how it is to be understood, not only by the audience, but also by those taking part, the singers, producer and conductor. Examples from well known operas show how a sensitive response to the music can inform stage action and dramatic pacing.The book is structured around the relationship between stage and orchestra, covering firstly those operatic traditions where the instrumental music is solely concerned to support the singer. Later it explores the emancipation of the orchestra providing atmospheric background, and a symphonic dimension. There is a chapter on the use of speech in opera comique and Singspiel. An innovative feature of the examples is the discussion of interpretations from commercially available video films, illustrations with stills, stage diagrams and sketches.