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020			_a9780393057218 (hbk.)
020			_a0393057216 (hbk.)
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100	1		_aAbbate, Carolyn.
245	1	2	_aA history of opera / _cCarolyn Abbate and Roger Parker.
250			_a1st ed.
260			_aNew York, NY : _bW.W. Norton, _c2012.
300			_axix, 603 p., [24] p. of plates : _bill. (some col.) ; _c25 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 568-578) and index.
520			_aA bold, engaging exploration of opera's fundamental nature and enduring appeal, from the sixteenth century to the present. There are lively discussions of opera's social, political, and literary backgrounds, its economic circumstances, and the almost continual polemics that have accompanied its development through the centuries. The authors examine the problems that opera has faced in the last half century, when new works-- once opera's lifeblood-- have shrunk to a tiny minority and have largely failed to find a permanent place in the repertoire. Yet opera as an art form remains extraordinarily buoyant and challenging.
505	0		_aOpera's first centennial -- Opera seria -- Discipline -- Opera buffa and Mozart's line of beauty -- Singing and speaking before 1800 -- The German problem -- Rossini and transition -- The tenor comes of age -- Young Verdi -- Grand opera -- Young Wagner -- OpeÌra comique, the crucible -- Old Wagner -- Verdi : older still -- Realism and clamour -- Turning point -- Modern speech -- We are alone in the forest.
650		0	_aOpera.
700	1		_aParker, Roger, _d1951-
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