History of Opera: The Last 400 Years

Why has opera transfixed and fascinated audiences for centuries? This is a story of the history of opera, examining its development, the means by which it communicates, and its societal role.

In a new revision with an expanded examination of opera as an institution in the twenty-first century, this book explores the tensions that have sustained opera over 400 years: between words and music, character and singer, inattention and absorption.

Author: Abbate, Carolyn & Parker, Roger

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback

Publication Date: 06/08/2015

ISBN: 9780141009018

B-Code: B045146

Illustrated: 24 pp in colour

Pages: 656

Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9cm