| Description |
32 sound discs (approximately 1440 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 4 course guidebooks (22 cm) |
| Series |
The great courses fine arts & music |
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Great courses fine arts & music.
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| Performer |
Lecturer: Robert Greenberg. |
| Note |
In 4 containers. |
| Summary |
The history of opera is traced from its beginning in the early 17th century to around 1924. The lectures examine landmark operas; musical, cultural, and social developments that influenced opera's growth; and the influence of national languages and cultures on opera. |
| Contents |
pt. 1: lecture 1-2. Introduction and words and music -- lecture 3-4. A brief history of vocal expression in music -- lecture 5-8. The invention of opera and Monteverdi's Orfeo -- pt. 2: lecture 9-12. The growth of opera, the development of Italian opera seria, and Mozart's Idomeneo -- lecture 13-16. The rise of opera buffa and Mozart's the Marriage of Figaro -- lecture 17-18. The bel canto style and Rossini's the Barber of Seville -- lecture 19-22. Verdi and Otello -- lecture 23-24. French opera -- pt. 4: lecture 25. German opera comes of age -- lecture 26-27. Richard Wagner and Tristan und Isolde -- lecture 28. Late Romantic German opera: Richard Strauss and Salome -- lecture 29-30. Russian opera -- lecture 31-32. Verismo, Puccini, and Tosca. |
| Subject |
Opera -- Soiund recordings.
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Vocal music -- History and criticism -- Sound recordings.
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Monteverdi, Claudio, 1567-1643. Orfeo.
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| Local Subject |
BOOKS ON COMPACT DISC.
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| Genre |
Audiobooks.
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| Added Author |
Teaching Company.
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| ISBN |
156585375X |
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9781565853751 |
| Music No. |
740 Teaching Company |
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741--744 Teaching Company |
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