10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OPERA SERIA»
Discover the use of
opera seria in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
opera seria and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Dramma Per Musica: Italian
Opera Seria of the Eighteenth Century
Dramma per musica - the most usual term for Italian serious opera from the 17th to the early 19th century - was a modern enlightened form of theatre that presented a unified, artistically designed, dramatic enactment of human stories, ...
2
Opera and Sovereignty: Transforming Myths in ...
Opera and Sovereignty is the first book to address this genre as cultural history, arguing that eighteenth-century opera seria must be understood in light of the period’s social and political upheavals.
3
La prova d'un
opera seria: The rehearsal of a serious
opera; ...
The rehearsal of a serious opera; a comic opera compressed into one act as
represented at the King's theatre, Haymarket, June, 1836 Francesco Gnecco.
SCENA Vi. Fastidio, Fischio, e Coristi ; indi Campanonk, e Don Gkillictto. Fas.
Signor ...
4
A Short History of
Opera
"The fourth edition incorporates new scholarship that traces the most important developments in the evolution of musical drama.
Donald Grout, Donald Jay Grout, Hermine Weigel Williams, 2013
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The daughter of st. Mark, a grand
opera seria. Libretto
A GRAND OPERA SERIA, In SBjree ^tts, AS FIRST PERFORMED AT THE
THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY LANE, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27th, 1844. THE
MUSIC BY M. W. BALFE, (Composed expressly for this Theatre). THE LIBRETTO
BY ...
6
La Semiramide; an
opera seria in two acts: The music by ...
The music by Rossini, with a preface by a Distinguished Amateur. (Text by
Gaetano Rossi) Gaetano Rossi. DRAMATIS PERSONS. tyyui. Iduenvs, King of
India Signor TiJ Ml j Semirajiis, Queen of Babylon .... Madame GRISI. Arsaces ...
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The Daughter of St. Mark. A Grand
Opera Seria, in Three ...
A GRAND OPERA SERIA, Enabmam. AS FIRST PERFORMED AT THE
THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY LANE, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 211-11, 1844.
THE MUSIC BY M. W. BALFE. (Composed uprcu-ly for this Theatre). THE
LIBRETTO BY A.
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Maria Stuart, regina di Scozia,
opera seria in tre atti. [In ...
Pietro Giannone, William Joseph WALTER. MARIA STUART, REGINA DI SCOZIA
, OPERA SERIA,' 31a fin flmh _'1 POESIA DEL SIGNORXYGIANNONE, a I A A
MUSICA DEL SIGNOR MAESTRO COCCIA. 'RAPPRBSENTATA PER LA PRIMA
...
Pietro Giannone, William Joseph WALTER, 1827
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Mozart's Da Ponte Operas: The Marriage of Figaro, Don ...
During the late eighteenth century, opera buffa was the most popular opera
genre, but at the same time, the opera seria genre was en route to obsolescence.
Mozart largely modeled Don Giovanni on the style of The Marriage of Figaro, ...
Burton D. Fisher, Lorenzo Da Ponte, 2007
He cut his compositional teeth setting isolated scenes from the dramas of Pietro
Metastasio, the leading poet of opera seria from the 1720s on. As his musical
models he took the greatest composers of Italian opera seria. Competence in
setting ...
Daniel Heartz, Thomas Bauman, 1990
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OPERA SERIA»
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opera seria is used in the context of the following news items.
Mozart's budding talent: "La finta giardiniera" (The Feigned …
Arminda and Ramiro, for example, sing music that identifies them as opera seria characters; Serpetta, the Mayor, and Roberto (Nardo) have ... «Santa Fe New Mexican, Jul 15»
Cato in Utica, Glimmerglass Festival, Cooperstown, New York …
With so many riches from the realm of 18th-century opera seria awaiting discovery, Vivaldi's drama from late in his career about Cato the ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
BWW Reviews: DON GIOVANNI Seduces St. Louis!
It's as if this opera can't quite decide whether it's a riotous opera buffa or a tragic opera seria. But what the hell? It's got the very best of both ... «Broadway World, Jul 15»
REVIEW: The Italian Girl in Algiers, Brunel Tunnel
In the 'Italian girl' herself we have a typical defiant heroine from opera seria, singing arias of virtuous defiance and disdain for her enemies. «British Theatre, Jun 15»
Les Arts Florissants Coming to Lincoln Center, BAM & More During …
On March 18, Christie will lead the orchestra in Mozart's two-act opera seria Il re pastore (The Shepard King). First performed in 1775 at the ... «Broadway World, Jun 15»
Salieri: Les Danaïdes CD review – an operatic rarity worth …
... Gluck's French style with hints of a more Italianate approach that itself seems to blur distinctions between opera seria and opera buffa. «The Guardian, Jun 15»
St. Louis opera mounts a stylish 'Lionheart,' gripping 'Emmeline'
Here he's a conventional opera seria hero – fearless in battle, eternally faithful to his fiance Costanza, although they've never met. The king's ... «Chicago Tribune, Jun 15»
Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail, Glyndebourne review: A brilliant …
While Edgaras Montvidas and Sally Matthews exude opera seria pathos, Brenden Gunnnel and Mari Eriksmoen give beautifully-sung live-wire ... «The Independent, Jun 15»
Reflection: Opera Theatre gives 'Richard the Lionheart' the royal …
“Richard the Lionheart” is an opera seria and is as the Italian words indicate, a serious opera, a drama or a work of propaganda or polemic or ... «St. Louis Public Radio, Jun 15»
Lucio Cornelio Silla, Handel Festival, Oper Halle, Germany — review
Not to be confused with Mozart's early opera seria, Lucio Silla (same Roman despot, different treatment), Handel's opera is rare among his ... «Financial Times, Jun 15»
