The Good Opera Guide
Here is an excerpt of what The Good Opera Guide has to say about Cileaas Adriana Lecouvreur: aThe one about the star of stage and screen whose rival sends her a bouquet of poison gas violets. She sniffs it: snuffs it.aThe Good Opera Guide is not only for regular operagoers but also for people who are new to the world of opera, or indeed people who want to bluff their way through a performance! It is written with humor and is entertaining as well as informative. Where else would you find a adagger counta for La Gioconda, and have Hansel and Gretel categorized as a aGingerbread Operaa? From Adriana Lecouvreur to Mozartas Die ZauberflApte, for each opera, Sir Denis details the plot and cast of characters, awarding stars to parts that are aworth looking out for, a areally good, a or, occasionally, astunning.a He goes on to tell the history of each opera and its early reception. Finally, each work is graded from alpha to gamma, and Sir Denis has no qualms about voicing his opinion. The guide also presents brief biographies of the great composers, conductors, and singers. A glossary of musical terms is included, as well as aOperatica, a or the essential elements of opera, from the proper place and style of the audienceas applause (and boos) to the use of subtitles.He had had no professional training and was only there, said the cynics, because he wasMr Sutherland. As the yearswent onthe sniggering stopped.Heproved himself to be an efficientand competent conductor andbecamea great authorityon anbsp;...
| Title | : | The Good Opera Guide |
| Author | : | Denis Forman |
| Publisher | : | Open Road Media - 2013-10-15 |
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