Opera and Drama in Russia As Preached and Practiced in the 1860s

by Richard Taruskin

Upon its publication in 1981, Richard Taruskin's Opera and Drama in Russia as Preached and Practiced in the 1860s was hailed as the quintessential English-language study of Russian opera. The 1860s could now be seen as a decade which served as a crucial bridge in the development of opera in Russia, between the heritage of Mikhail Glinka and the following generation of masterful composers, represented by, among others, Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1878822322
• ISBN13: 9781878822321
• Release Date: January 1981
• Publisher: Univ of Rochester Pr
• Length: 560 Pages
• Weight: 2.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 1.8" x 5.3"