| American Political Opera in the Twentieth Century Contributor(s): Kocur, Miroslaw (Other), Comber, John (Translator), Miklaszewska, Joanna (Author) |
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ISBN: 3631771711 ISBN-13: 9783631771716 Publisher: Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der W OUR PRICE: $63.16 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Music | History & Criticism - General - Music | Genres & Styles - Dance - Music | Genres & Styles - Opera |
| Dewey: 782.109 |
| LCCN: 2019003966 |
| Series: Interdisciplinary Studies in Performance |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.1" W x 8.3" (1.10 lbs) 206 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The author analyses the substantial contribution made by American composers to the development of twentieth-century opera. The methodological approach employed in this book is influenced by Mieczyslaw Tomaszewski's method of integral interpretation. The operas analyzed in this monograph, written from 1976 onwards, represent a watershed in twentieth-century American opera, characterised by three main aspects: firstly, creation of video-opera, represented by the works of Steve Reich, secondly, creation of a new kind of opera based on topics related to contemporary events that are manifested with documentary fidelity, represented by works of John Adams, and lastly, the introduction of a new genre: a portrait opera, characteristic for the works of Philip Glass. |
