The Cambridge Companion to Twentieth-Century Opera

Book Overview

Celebrating the extraordinary diversity of operatic achievements in the twentieth century, this Companion brings together the work of scholars from both sides of the Atlantic. Beginning with a survey of operatic legacies, the volume analyzes regional styles and aesthetic trends, and features essays on opera and film, popular operetta and the musical, avant-garde music theatre and minimalism, market forces, changing styles and production trends.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521783933
• ISBN13: 9780521783934
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 428 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.7" x 9.6"