Encyclopedia of Opera on Screen - A Guide to More Than 100 Years of Opera Films, Videos, and DVDs (Hardcover)

"This wondrous encyclopedia is an invaluable boon to all movie and opera buffs. I shall be referring to it frequently to slake my curiosity and to settle bets."--Tom Lehrer
This bountiful book is a comprehensive guide to the thousands of films, DVDs, and videocassettes featuring operas and opera singers from 1896 to the present. From ABC Television to Franco Zeffirelli, the encyclopedia is a storehouse of fascinating information for film and opera aficionados and casual browsers alike. Find answers to such questions as:
* What were the first operas filmed?
* Why did they make silent films of operas?
* Why was a pseudo-opera written for "Citizen Kane?
* What was the title of Maria Callas's only film?
Organized alphabetically with more than 1,900 fully cross-referenced entries, the book casts a wide net that covers not only expected topics--operas, operettas, zarzuelas, composers, singers, conductors, writers, and film directors--but also the unexpected and offbeat--animated opera, first operas on film, puppet opera films, silent films about opera, and many other lesser-known topics. Encyclopedia of Opera on Screen illuminates the many intersections between opera and film as never before.

General

Imprint:	Yale University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	July 2004
First published:	July 2004
Authors:	Ken Wlaschin
Dimensions:	248 x 191 x 60mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	896
ISBN-13:	978-0-300-10263-5
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > General Books > Music > General Promotions
LSN:	0-300-10263-1
Barcode:	9780300102635

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