| Powder Her Face: An Opera in Two Acts, Vocal Score Contributor(s): Adès, Thomas (Composer) |
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ISBN: 0571517307 ISBN-13: 9780571517305 Publisher: Faber & Faber OUR PRICE: $81.89 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 1998 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Music | Printed Music - Opera & Classical Scores - Music | Instruction & Study - Voice - Music | Printed Music - Musicals, Film & Tv |
| Dewey: 782 |
| LCCN: 99478054 |
| Series: Faber Edition |
| Physical Information: (1.82 lbs) 999 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Thomas Ades and Philip Hensher's dazzlingly precocious chamber opera Powder Her Face propelled its composer to international attention after its premiere in 1995 and remains one of the most frequently performed British operas of the last two decades. Charting the glamorous rise and seedy fall of the notorious socialite beauty Margaret, Duchess of Argyll, the score is as witty, poignant, and memorable as the "Dirty Duchess" herself, paying homage to the popular idioms of cabaret and tango, as well as to Weill, Berg, and Stravinsky." |