Sing Sorrow: Classics, History, and Heroines in Opera

by Marianne McDonald

Book Overview

Opera has often used classical literature as a means of expressing the most vital concerns of the period in which the operas were written. Sing Sorrow explores the classical roots of many noted operas, illustrating the ways in which the operas reflected the political concerns of their time through these ancient narratives. In particular, though female opera characters are often regarded as victims, they are actually quite heroic, frequently...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313315671
• ISBN13: 9780313315671
• Release Date: September 2001
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.6"