The Angel's Cry
Beyond the Pleasure Principle in Opera

Michel Poizat (Author), Arthur Denner (Translated by)

9780801423888

Hardback, published 15 July 1992

240 pages
21.6 x 14 x 2.4 cm, 0.454 kg

What is it about opera that can bring unashamed tears to the eyes of adoring fans? In this book, first published in French in 1986 and now available in English, Michel Poizat explains in a charming way the fascination of the interaction between music and words. Touching on a variety of historical musical events, operatic themes, specific works, and individual composers, Poizat borrows some methods from the field of psychoanalysis to satisfy his curiosity about the strange power of the human voice.