On opera / Bernard Williams.

Author/creator Williams, Bernard
Format Book
Publication InfoNew Haven, CT ; London : Yale University Press, ©2006.
Descriptionxix, 149 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects
Opera.

Contents The nature of opera: entry for The New Grove Dictionary of Opera -- Mozart's comedies and the sense of an ending -- Mozart's Figaro: a question of class? -- Don Giovanni as an idea -- Passion and cynicism: remarks on Così fan tutte -- Rather red than black: Verdi, Don Carlos and the passion for freedom -- Tristan and time -- The elusiveness of pessimism: responding to The Ring -- Wagner and the transcendence of politics -- L'envers des destinées: remarks on Debussy's Pelléas et Mélisande -- Manifest artifice: the ingenuity of Puccini -- Comments on Opera and ideas: from Mozart to Strauss / by Paul Robinson -- The Marriage and the Flute: Tippett and Mozart -- Janáček's modernism: doing less with more in music and philosophy -- Authenticity and re-creation: musicology, performance and production -- Naïve and sentimental opera lovers.
Abstract A lifelong opera lover, Bernard Williams's articles and essays, talks for the BBC, contributions to the Grove Dictionary of Opera, and program notes for the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, and the English National Opera, generated a devoted following. This volume brings together these widely scattered and largely unobtainable pieces, including two that have not been previously published. It covers an engaging range of topics from Mozart to Wagner, including essays on specific operas by those composers as well as Verdi, Puccini, Strauss, Debussy, Janacek, and Tippett.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2006017015
ISBN0300089767 (alk. paper)

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Music Music Stacks ML1700 .W48 2006 ✔ Available Place Hold