The Experience of Opera by Paul Henry Lang (First Edition)
Opera has long been the most popular and fascinating of entertainments and its combination of music and drama has resulted in a unique art form.
This book is based on Paul Henry Lang's experience as a music critic for the New York Herald Tribune and preserves his immediate reactions to performances as well as presenting his perceptive insights into opera from Gluck to the present day.
Most of the major composers are discussed including Gluck, Mozart, Beethoven, Rossini, Donizetti, Bellini, Verdi, Wagner, Puccini, Strauss, Berg and Stravinsky. There are also chapters on opera buffa, verismo, French opera, operetta and opera in concert form.
Paul Henry Lang's book offers an informal history of opera and his unique combination of scholarly breadth and critical acumen makes this an invaluable collection of essays for the reader and opera enthusiast.
Format: Hardback | 332 pages
Dimensions (cm): 22.3 x 14.2 x 3.1 | 654g -
Publication Date: 26 Feb 1973
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Publication City/Country: London, United Kingdom
Language: English
Edition Number: 1
ISBN10: 0571101461
ISBN13: 9780571101467
Condition: Good
A vintage book that has been read but is in good condition. No obvious damage to the cover. The dust jacket is included and in excellent condition. The book is also covered by a clear plastic dust jacket which is in good condition (a few minor creases, and patches of air pockets). The majority of pages are undamaged with no creasing or tearing, no pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text and no writing in margins. No missing pages.