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Opera and its Symbols: The Unity of Words, Music and Staging
Robert Donington
Opera and its Symbols: The Unity of Words, Music and Staging
Robert Donington
Discusses the workings of symbolism in opera and the importance of staging an opera in keeping with the composer's intentions. Donington's analysis includes scenes and characters from operas by Monteverdi, Mozart, Verdi, Wagner, Bizet, Puccini, Debussy, Strauss, Stravinsky, Berg and others.
256 pages
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | September 10, 1992 |
ISBN13 | 9780300056617 |
Publishers | Yale University Press |
Pages | 256 |
Dimensions | 153 × 231 × 20 mm · 399 g |
Language | English |
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