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Without scenery, costumes, and stage action, an opera would be
little more than a concert. But in the audience, we know little
(and think less) about the enormous efforts of those involved in
bringing an opera to life - by the stagehands who shift scenery,
the scenic artists who create beautiful backdrops, the electricians
who focus the spotlights, and the stage manager who calls them and
the singers to their places during the performance. The first
comprehensive history of the behind-the-scenes world of opera
production and staging, "From the Score to the Stage" follows the
evolution of visual style and set design in continental Europe from
its birth in the seventeenth century up to today. In clear, witty
prose, Evan Baker covers all the major players and pieces involved
in getting an opera onto the stage, from the stage director who
creates the artistic concept for the production and guides the
singers' interpretation of their roles to the blocking of singers
and placement of scenery. He concentrates on the people -
composers, librettists, designers, and technicians - as well as the
theaters and events that generated developments in opera
production. Additional topics include the many difficulties in
performing an opera, the functions of impresarios, and the business
of music publishing. Delving into the absorbing and often neglected
history of stage directing, theater architecture and technology,
and scenic and lighting design, Baker nimbly links these technical
aspects of opera to actual performances and performers, and the
social context in which they appeared. Out of these details arise
illuminating discussions of individual productions that cast new
light on the operas of Wagner, Verdi, and others. Packed with
nearly two hundred color illustrations, "From the Score to the
Stage" is a revealing, always entertaining look at what happens
before the curtain goes up on opening night at the opera house.
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