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Opera coaching : professional techniques and considerations / Alan Montgomery.
| Author/creator | Montgomery, Alan, 1946- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Routledge, 2006. |
| Description | xi, 209 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Techniques. Knowing the score ; Recitatives : practical methods for teaching them ; Interlude one : decorum ; Planning coaching sessions, playing staging rehearsals and following a conductor : the stage director's perspective ; The art of auditioning ; Interlude two : dealing with the diva/divo -- Considerations. Interlude three : comparing composer styles ; Baroque operas and Mozart ; Interlude four : The issue of straight tones ; The bel canto movement ; Interlude five : "Park and bark" ; Verdi ; Interlude six : the vanishing of large voices ; French opera ; Mussorgsky and the Russians ; Richard Wagner and Richard Strauss ; Puccini and the verismo school ; Operettas ; Benjamin Britten and other modern composers -- Richard Wagner and Richard Strauss ; Interlude seven : Opera in translation ; Conclusions. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-202) and index. |
| LCCN | 2005030679 |
| ISBN | 0415976006 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 0415976014 (pbk.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Stacks | MT956 .M66 2006 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |