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The Metropolitan Opera Guide to Recorded Opera

The Metropolitan Opera Guide to Recorded Opera
Author: Paul Gruber
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages: 808
Release: 1993
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780393034448

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A guide to recordings of operas.


The Metropolitan Opera Guide to Opera on Video

The Metropolitan Opera Guide to Opera on Video
Author: Paul Gruber
Publisher: W W Norton & Company Incorporated
Total Pages: 483
Release: 1997
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780393045369

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Describes the performances and production values of more than three hundred videos of more than one hundred fifty operas, and recommends the best overall video recording for each opera


The Metropolitan Opera

The Metropolitan Opera
Author: Dorle Soria
Publisher: New York : The Metropolitan Opera Guild
Total Pages: 164
Release: 1982
Genre: Opera
ISBN:

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A Guide to Orchestral Music

A Guide to Orchestral Music
Author: Ethan Mordden
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 588
Release: 1986
Genre: Music appreciation
ISBN: 0195040414

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This authoritative guide gives the non-musician the fundamentals of orchestral music. It begins with a general introduction to the symphony and various musical styles and then describes, chronologically, over seven hundred pieces--from Vivaldi to twentieth-century composers. Mordden also includes a glossary of musical terms and other useful aids for the music lover.


The Metropolitan Opera Stories of the Great Operas

The Metropolitan Opera Stories of the Great Operas
Author: Paul Gruber
Publisher: W. W. Norton
Total Pages:
Release: 1993
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780393036114

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This box set includes volume one of The Metropolitan Opera Stories of the Great Operas and The Guide to Recorded Opera. The Metropolitan Opera Stories of the Great Operas is the definitive opera story collection, the only one now authorized by the Metropolitan Opera. Written by John W. Freeman, associate editor of Opera News magazine, this 584-page volume provides: *The complete plots of 150 different operas, including lists of roles and premiere dates. *Biographical information on all of the 72 different composers represented, as well as historical background material on each opera. *Easy access to the stories through both a table of contents listed by composer and an alphabetical index by opera title. *A foreword by the Met's music director and principal conductor, James Levine, and an introduction by Peter Allen, host of the Texaco/Met radio broadcasts and the “Live from the Met” telecasts. Whether for quick, pre-performance reference or an evening of browsing through favorite stories, this volume is an invaluable addition to every opera-lover's library. The Guide to Recorded Opera, the only such volume authorized by the Metropolitan Opera Guild, offers a wealth of invaluable information for the opera lover. *Casts, dates, and compact disc availability for all the complete recordings of 150 different operas. *Critical evaluation by an outstanding authority of each complete recording of each opera. Recommendations for the best recordings of every work. *Access to the reviews facilitated by two tables of contents: one organized alphabetically by composer, the other by title. *A detailed index by artist. Whether it is used for recommendations on which recording to buy, or for a bird's-eye view of the recording history of a specific opera, the Guide to Recorded Opera will prove an indispensable addition to the opera lover's library.


The Metropolitan Opera on Record

The Metropolitan Opera on Record
Author: Frederick P. Fellers
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2010
Genre: Electronic books
ISBN: 0810876647

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This is a discography of every commercial sound recording involving the Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra, including over 900 fully annotated entries listing more than 120 complete operas. It is arranged chronologically by recording session and provides cross-referencing in indexes by composer, title, and artist.


The Metropolitan Opera Guide

The Metropolitan Opera Guide
Author: Mary Ellis Peltz
Publisher: New York : The Modern library
Total Pages: 520
Release: 1939
Genre: Operas
ISBN:

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American Opera Singers and Their Recordings

American Opera Singers and Their Recordings
Author: Clyde T. McCants
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 410
Release: 2004-07-23
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780786419524

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This book focuses on American opera singers and what their recordings say about their artistry. It is not a book about all American opera singers, since many who had important careers on stage, made few, if any, recordings. And many of those who did make recordings, did so prior to the introduction of electrical recording in 1925 (and the resulting advances in the reproduction of the human voice). Opera enthusiasts can only imagine the sound of Farinelli's voice or read what his contemporaries have written about it, but with almost any famous or near-famous singer of recent years, enthusiasts do not have to imagine. Their voices are available through the technology of sound recording. There are 53 entries, one each for 52 singers and a composite entry for a group of Hollywood vocalists. Each entry contains biographical information and is followed by a discography of operatic recordings to be used in conjunction with the critical commentaries. The entries are in alphabetical order by the singer's last name and provide critical analyses of key recordings and of the artists' gifts and limitations.


Opera 101

Opera 101
Author: Fred Plotkin
Publisher: Hachette Books
Total Pages: 444
Release: 2013-07-16
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1401306004

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Opera is the fastest growing of all the performing arts, attracting audiences of all ages who are enthralled by the gorgeous music, vivid drama, and magnificent production values. If you've decided that the time has finally come to learn about opera and discover for yourself what it is about opera that sends your normally reserved friends into states of ecstatic abandon, this is the book for you. Opera 101 is recognized as the standard text in English for anyone who wants to become an opera lover--a clear, friendly, and truly complete handbook to learning how to listen to opera, whether on the radio, on recordings, or live at the opera house. Fred Plotkin, an internationally respected writer and teacher about opera who for many years was performance manager of the Metropolitan Opera, introduces the reader (whatever his or her level of musical knowledge) to all the elements that make up opera, including: A brief, entertaining history of opera; An explanation of key operatic concepts, from vocal types to musical conventions; Hints on the best way to approach the first opera you attend and how to best understand what is happening both offstage and on; Lists of recommended books and recordings, and the most complete traveler's guide to opera houses around the world. The major part of Opera 101 is devoted to an almost minute-by-minute analysis of eleven key operas, ranging from Verdi's thunderous masterpiece Rigoletto and Puccini's electrifying Tosca through works by Mozart, Donizetti, Rossini, Offenbach, Tchaikovsky, and Wagner, to the psychological complexities of Richard Strauss's Elektra. Once you have completed Opera 101, you will be prepared to see and hear any opera you encounter, thanks to this book's unprecedentedly detailed and enjoyable method of revealing the riches of opera.


Start-up at the New Met

Start-up at the New Met
Author: Paul Jackson
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Total Pages: 664
Release: 2006
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9781574671476

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In this new work, Paul Jackson examines the decade that saw the move from the old house uptown to the technological marvel at Lincoln Center. There Rudolf Bing's final six years give way to four seasons of management turmoil until 1976, when James Levine was named music director and took hold of the Met's artistic future.