The Complete Opera Book: The Stories of the Operas, together with 400 of the Leading Airs and Motives in Musical Notation
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The Complete Opera Book: The Stories of the Operas, together with 400 of the Leading Airs and Motives in Musical Notation

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The Complete Opera Book: The Stories of the Operas, together with 400 of the Leading Airs and Motives in Musical Notation

About this book

The Complete Opera Book by Gustav Kobbé is a monumental work that has served generations of opera enthusiasts, music students, and scholars as the definitive guide to the world's greatest operas. This encyclopedic volume contains detailed synopses of the most significant operas from various national schools—Italian, French, German, Russian, Bohemian, Spanish, and American—along with musical notations of more than 400 leading airs and motives. It is both a historical chronicle and a musical companion for those who seek to understand opera from the inside out. Starting with the origins of opera and the innovations of Gluck and Mozart, Kobbé takes the reader on a rich journey through the works of Beethoven, Weber, Wagner, Verdi, Puccini, Bizet, Strauss, and many more, including composers often overlooked in standard surveys. The book delves into the context, libretto summaries, dramatic structure, and musical highlights of each work, enabling readers to appreciate each opera's artistic and cultural contribution. Also included is a valuable analysis of why certain operas are rarely staged, providing practical insights into operatic production and reception. With its integration of narrative, historical analysis, and embedded musical excerpts, this book remains indispensable for anyone passionate about opera—whether preparing to attend a performance, studying music formally, or building a lifelong relationship with classical vocal arts.

Information

Publisher
DD Sales & Distributors
Year
2019
Topic
Literature
eBook ISBN
9789371249256
Subtopic
Classics
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. Foreword
  2. Schools of Opera
  3. Opera Before Gluck
  4. Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714-1787)
  5. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
  6. Ludwig van Beethoven
  7. Weber and his Operas
  8. Why Some Operas are Rarely Given
  9. From Weber to Wagner
  10. Richard Wagner (1813-1883)
  11. Gioachino Antonio Rossini (1792-1868)
  12. Vincenzo Bellini (1802-1835)
  13. Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848)
  14. Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)
  15. Amilcare Ponchielli (1834-1886)
  16. French Opera
  17. Méhul to Meyerbeer
  18. Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791-1864)
  19. Hector Berlioz (1803-1869)
  20. F. von Flotow
  21. Charles François Gounod (1818-1893)
  22. Ambroise Thomas
  23. Georges Bizet
  24. Italian Opera Since Verdi
  25. Pietro Mascagni (1863- )
  26. Ruggiero Leoncavallo (1858- )
  27. Giacomo Puccini (1858- )
  28. Riccardo Zandonai
  29. Franco Leoni
  30. Italo Montemezzi
  31. Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari
  32. Umberto Giordano
  33. Modern Italian Opera
  34. Modern French Opera
  35. Modern German and Bohemian Opera
  36. Richard Strauss
  37. Russian Opera
  38. American Opera
  39. Spanish Opera

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