Description |
32 audio discs (approximately 1440 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 4 course guidebooks (22 cm.). |
Series |
The great courses |
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Great courses (Compact disc)
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Performer |
Lecturer: Robert Greenberg. |
Note |
Compact discs. |
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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. |
Note |
GMD: sound recording. |
Subject |
Opera.
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Vocal music -- History and criticism.
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Monteverdi, Claudio, 1567-1643. Orfeo.
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Added Author |
Teaching Company.
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ISBN |
156585375X: $359.95 |
Music No. |
740 Teaching Company |
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741--744 Teaching Company |
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