The Metropolitan Opera stories of the great operas volume two
(Book)
Published
New York : Metropolitan Opera Guild : W.W. Norton, ©1997., New York : Metropolitan Opera Guild :, -©1997.
Edition
First edition.
Status
Description
Loading Description...
Also in this Series
Checking series information...
Copies
Location | Call Number | Status |
---|---|---|
Limon Memorial Library - NONFICTION | 782.1 MET | On Shelf |
More Copies In Prospector
Loading Prospector Copies...
Subjects
LC Subjects
Other Subjects
More Details
Published
New York : Metropolitan Opera Guild : W.W. Norton, ©1997., New York : Metropolitan Opera Guild :, -©1997.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xxiv, 470 pages : portraits ; 24 cm.
Language
English
UPC
9780393040517
Notes
Description
MUSIC Freeman, associate editor of Opera News and author of the first volume of The Metropolitan Opera Stories of the Great Operas (LJ 11/15/84), presents this second volume of stories from 125 more operas, this time covering less familiar works, such as early pieces (Monteverdi's Il ritorno d'Ulisse in partria, 1640) and contemporary ones (John Adams's Nixon in China, 1987). The entries are arranged by composer, with a brief introduction providing background on the life and works of each. Because Freeman focuses on less familiar works, he includes Verdi's early operas (I Lombardi, Stiffelio, I due Foscari) rather than the works often performed today. Many of the operas are known more from references in the literature of opera (Halevy's La Juive, 1835) or because of well-known excerpts from otherwise forgotten works (Catalani's La Wally, 1892). However, these works are part of the vocabulary of opera, so there is a need for the hard-to-find information presented here. The biographies and shorter synopses of many of these pieces are available in standard reference works, but this is still a good selection for larger music collections with a need for in-depth materials. James E. Ross, WLN, Seattle-
Reviews from GoodReads
Loading GoodReads Reviews.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Freeman, J. W. (1997). The Metropolitan Opera stories of the great operas: volume two (First edition.). Metropolitan Opera Guild : W.W. Norton.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Freeman, John W., 1928-. 1997. The Metropolitan Opera Stories of the Great Operas: Volume Two. Metropolitan Opera Guild : W.W. Norton.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Freeman, John W., 1928-. The Metropolitan Opera Stories of the Great Operas: Volume Two Metropolitan Opera Guild : W.W. Norton, 1997.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Freeman, John W. The Metropolitan Opera Stories of the Great Operas: Volume Two First edition., Metropolitan Opera Guild : W.W. Norton, 1997.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
Staff View
Loading Staff View.