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“christopher a brooks”

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  • Roland Hayes

    The Legacy of an American Tenor

    by Christopher A. Brooks, Robert Sims ...
    A "gripping, sensitive" biography of the trailblazing singer who carved a path for African American artists including Marian Anderson and Paul Robeson ( The Atlanta Voice).Performing in a country rife with racism and segregation, the tenor Roland Hayes was the first African American man to reach international fame as a concert performer. He became one of the few artists in the world who could sell ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • Libretti di opere di Verdi

    by Giuseppe Verdi ...
    Questo file include: Aida, Alzira, Aroldo, Attila, Don Carlo, Ernani, Falstaff, Giovanni d'Arco, I Due Foscari, I Lombardi alla prima crociata, I Masnadieri, I Vespri Sciliani, Il Corsaro, Il Trovatore, La Battaglia de Legnano, La Forza di Destino, La Traviata, Luisa Miller, Macbeth, Nabucco, Oberto, Otello, Rigoletto, Simon Boccanegra, Stiffelio, Un Ballo in Maschera e Un Giorno di Regno. Secondo ... Read more

    $1.15 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Mozart's The Magic Flute

    A Short Guide to a Great Opera

    by Michael Steen ...
    Series series Great Operas
    Even Salieri, the notorious villain of Peter Shaffer's drama Amadeus, admired Mozart's comic opera Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), which was premièred in Vienna a few weeks before Mozart's death in December 1791. Though sometimes enjoyed as a children's opera, this is not a pantomime: rooted in Freemasonry, the Enlightenment and the Age of Reason, it promotes the ideals of progress, virtue, ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Donizetti's Lucia DI Lammermoor - Opera Journeys Libretto Series

    by Burton D. Fisher ...
    A newly translated LIBRETTO with foreign language and english translation side-by-side, AND Music Highlight Examples. ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Voice Training - How To Improve Your Singing Voice Fast. Singing Tips From The Voice Coach

    by John Little ...
    Are you someone who simply loves to sing? Do you constantly find yourself humming or singing along to the music that is playing in your car, something that comes on your iPod or even the music that is being piped into your favorite shops and eateries?You may even be someone who is a more serious singer that has some strong career plans and wants to become the best that you can be. No matter what ... Read more

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  • Pucciini's Tosca - Opera Journeys Mini Guide Series

    by Burton D. Fisher ...
    A comprehensive guide that includes Principal Characters in the Opera, Brief Story Synopsis, Story Narrative with Music Examples, and Burton D. Fisher's in depth and insightful Commentary and Analysis. ... Read more

    $8.49 USD

  • When Opera Meets Film

    by Marcia J. Citron ...
    Series series Cambridge Studies in Opera
    Opera can reveal something fundamental about a film, and film can do the same for an opera, argues Marcia J. Citron. Structured by the categories of Style, Subjectivity, and Desire, this volume advances our understanding of the aesthetics of the opera/film encounter. Case studies of a diverse array of important repertoire including mainstream film, opera-film, and postmodernist pastiche are ... Read more

    $109.89 USD

  • The Invention of Beethoven and Rossini

    Historiography, Analysis, Criticism

    Edited by Nicholas Mathew, Benjamin Walton ...
    Beethoven and Rossini have always been more than a pair of famous composers. Even during their lifetimes, they were well on the way to becoming 'Beethoven and Rossini' – a symbolic duo, who represented a contrast fundamental to Western music. This contrast was to shape the composition, performance, reception and historiography of music throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The ... Read more

    $31.99 USD

  • Word-by-Word Translations of Songs and Arias, Part II

    Italian: A Companion to the Singer's Repertoire

    by Daniel Harris, Arthur Schoep ...
    This classic text, first published in 1972, has withstood the test of time as a teaching aid for English-speaking singers, teachers, coaches, and accompanists, in order that their art may be more communicative to the public. These word-by-word translations of songs and arias allow the artist to properly interpret and express the feelings and emotions that the words require at the proper time. ... Read more

    $105.99 USD

  • Opera in a Multicultural World

    Coloniality, Culture, Performance

    Edited by Mary Ingraham, Joseph So, Roy Moodley ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Music
    Through historical and contemporary examples, this book critically explores the relevance and expressions of multicultural representation in western European operatic genres in the modern world. It reveals their approaches to reflecting identity, transmitting meaning, and inspiring creation, as well as the ambiguities and contradictions that occur across the time and place(s) of their performance. ... Read more

    $68.99 USD

  • Rossini's Barber Of Seville - Opera Journeys Mini Guide Series

    by Burton D. Fisher ...
    A comprehensive guide that includes Principal Characters in the Opera, Brief Story Synopsis, Story Narrative with Music Examples, and Burton D. Fisher's in depth and insightful Commentary and Analysis. ... Read more

    $8.49 USD

  • The History of Opera For Beginners

    by Ron David ...
    Series series For Beginners
    The History of Opera For Beginners is a humorous, little book which starts with the radical assumption that Opera is just plain old music, rather than the highbrow, inaccessible music that everyone assumes it to be. The reader will learn the difference between Italian and German Opera and why you don’t have to study a new language to enjoy Opera.The History of Opera For Beginners is an ideal ... Read more

    $13.09 USD