Italian Opera Since 1945 (Hardcover)

Italy, the birthplace of opera in the late sixteenth century, has in recent decades seen remarkable and vital musical growth, with composers as diverse as Luciano Berio and Nino Rota, Luigi Nono and Sylvano Bussotti, Giacomo Manzoni, Bruno Maderna and Salvatore Sciarrino. The musical theatre has figured prominently in the work of Italian composers during this period, ranging from operas conceived in a traditional mode to works of a Music Theatre variety, and in style from popular to avant-garde.
In this book Raymond Fearn surveys this Italian musico-theatrical phenomenon in the period since the Second World War, examining a wide range of works such as Nono's "Intolleranza" and "Al Gran Sole Carico d'Amore," Berio's "Passaggio" and "Un re in ascolto," Manzoni's "Atomtod" and "La Sentenza" and Castiglioni's "Oberon and The King's" "Masque," and places these developments within a cultural and theatrical context. Illustrated by numerous musical examples and producti

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Contemporary Music Studies
Release date:	April 1998
First published:	February 1998
Authors:	Raymond Fearn
Dimensions:	172 x 248mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	278
ISBN-13:	978-90-5755-001-0
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Molecular biology Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Zoology & animal sciences > General Promotions
LSN:	90-5755-001-6
Barcode:	9789057550010

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