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A Tale of Four Houses
Susie Gilbert
Jay Shir
其他書名
Opera at Covent Garden, La Scala, Vienna and the Met Since 1945
出版
HarperCollins
, 2003
主題
Music / Genres & Styles / Opera
Performing Arts / Theater / General
ISBN
0002558203
9780002558204
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=yPYXAQAAIAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋
Looking at four very different opera houses, this book tells the tales of the eccentric talents that made them immortal. An entertaining history of the four big opera houses - Milan, Vienna, the New York Met and Covent Garden - that illuminates major developments in opera both musically and in terms of stage interpretation. From the post-war reconstruction of opera houses to the influence of colourful personalities such as Karajan and Visconti, Callas as media-devil-cum-idol, Solti, Domingo, Pavarotti, Price and Sutherland, and finally the wide accessibility and popularity of opera today and the increasing financial pressures it faces. Susan Gilbert introduces enthralling personalities, and through them the scandals, the money, the media skirmishes and the drama that provide fascinating insights into the world of opera behind the scenes.