ABSTRACT
Opera: The Basics offers an excellent introduction to four centuries of opera. Its easy to follow sections explore topics including:
- the origins of opera
- basic terminology
- the history of major opera genres including: serious opera, comic opera, semi-serious opera and vernacular opera.
With key notes, discography and videography, this is the ideal book for students and interested listeners who want to learn more about this important musical genre.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |127 pages
I Terms and Topics
chapter 1|9 pages
The Origins of Opera
chapter 2|24 pages
Musical Terminology
chapter 3|18 pages
Music and Text Relationships
chapter 4|20 pages
Professions
chapter 5|20 pages
Singers
chapter 6|19 pages
Opera Onstage and Off
chapter 7|13 pages
Opera As a Mirror of Society
part |56 pages
II Genres, Styles, and Scores
chapter 8|19 pages
Serious and Semi-Serious Opera
chapter 9|14 pages
Comic Opera and Operetta
chapter 10|13 pages
Vernacular Opera
chapter 11|6 pages
Scores and Editions
part |16 pages
Resources
part |14 pages
Selected Bibliography