{"product_id":"opera-and-vivaldi-paperback-softback-9781477300640","title":"Opera and Vivaldi (Paperback \/ softback) 9781477300640","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eOpera and Vivaldi\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMichael Collins (Edited by), Elise K. Kirk (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781477300640, University of Texas Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 July 1984\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e408 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.8 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e From the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e review of the Dallas Opera's performance of \u003ci\u003eOrlando furioso\u003c\/i\u003e and the international symposium on Baroque opera: \u003ci\u003e \". . . it was a serious, thoughtful, consistent and imaginative realization of a beautiful, long-neglected work, one that fully deserved all the loving attention it received. As such, the production and its attendant symposium made a positive contribution to the cause of Baroque opera . . . . \"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Baroque opera experienced a revival in the late twentieth century. Its popularity, however, has given rise to a number of perplexing and exciting questions regarding literary sources, librettos, theater design, set design, stage movement, and costumes-even the editing of the operas. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e In 1980, the Dallas Opera produced the American premier of Vivaldi's \u003ci\u003eOrlando furioso\u003c\/i\u003e, which met with much acclaim. Concurrently an international symposium on the subject of Baroque opera was held at Southern Methodist University. Authorities from around the world met to discuss the operatic works of Vivaldi, Handel, and other Baroque composers as well as the characteristics of the genre. Michael Collins and Elise Kirk, deputy chair and chair of the symposium, edited the papers to produce this groundbreaking study, which will be of great interest to music scholars and opera lovers throughout the world. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Contributors to \u003ci\u003eOpera and Vivaldi\u003c\/i\u003e include Shirley Wynne, John Walter Hill, Andrew Porter, Eleanor Selfridge-Field, Howard Mayer Brown, William Holmes, Ellen Rosand, and the editors. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Introduction. Vivaldi’\u003cbr\u003es \u003ci\u003eOrlando furioso\u003c\/i\u003e: The Dallas Opera Production and Symposium, by Elise K. Kirk \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Part I. Literary Sources and Their Transformation into Opera \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Dramatic Theory and the Italian Baroque Libretto, by Michael Collins \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Mythological Subjects in Opera Seria, by Sven Hansell \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Ariosto and the Oral Tradition, by C. Peter Brand \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Ariosto’\u003cbr\u003es \u003ci\u003eOrlando\u003c\/i\u003e and Opera Seria, by Gary Schmidgall \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Orlando in \u003ci\u003eSeicento\u003c\/i\u003e Venice: The Road Not Taken, by Ellen Rosand \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Eighteenth-Century Orlando: Hero, Satyr, and Fool, by Ellen T. Harris \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Part II. Venetian Opera in Its Cultural Milieu \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Venetian Theaters during Vivaldi’\u003cbr\u003es Era, by William C. Holmes \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Costume in the Frescoes of Tiepolo and Eighteenth-Century Italian Opera, by William L. Barcham \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Baroque Manners and Passions in Modern Performance, by Shirley Wynne \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Opera Criticism and the Venetian Press, by Eleanor Selfridge-Field \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Part III. The Practice of Opera Seria \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Voice Register as an Index of Age and Status in Opera Seria, by Roger Covell \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Cadential Structures and Accompanimental Practices in Eighteenth-Century Italian Recitative, by Michael Collins \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Declamation and Expressive Singing in Recitative, by Mary Cyr \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Embellishing Eighteenth-Century Arias: On Cadenzas, by Howard Mayer Brown \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Part IV. Vivaldi as Dramatic Composer \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Relationship between Text and Music in the Operas of Vivaldi, by Eric Cross \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Vivaldi as Self-Borrower, by Klaus Kropfinger \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Vivaldi’\u003cbr\u003es Orlando: Sources and Contributing Factors, by John Walter Hill \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Part V. Baroque Opera Today \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Preparing the Critical Edition: An Interview with Alan Curtis, by Marita P. McClymonds \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Opera Seria Today: A Credo, by Andrew Porter \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Appendix. Grazio Braccioli’\u003cbr\u003es \u003ci\u003eOrlando furioso\u003c\/i\u003e: A History and Synopsis of the Libretto, by Michael Collins \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Contributors \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Index \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52702305059096,"sku":"9781477300640","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/opera-and-vivaldi-paperback-softback-9781477300640","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}