Hugo Shirley

30-Second Opera (eBook, ePUB)

The 50 crucial concepts, roles and performers, each explained in half a minute

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The bestselling 30-Second… series takes a revolutionary approach to learning about those subjects you feel you should really understand. Each title selects a popular topic and dissects it into the 50 most significant ideas at its heart. Every idea, no matter how complex, is explained in 300 words and one image, all digestible in just 30 seconds. Live operatic performance was once part of popular culture yet in modern times it has become caricatured as exclusive, overwhelming and, often, very very long. 30-Second Opera raises the curtain so that anyone can enjoy opera, classical or contemporary, without the elitism. Compiled by opera buffs, not the bourgeoisie, it serves up all you need to enjoy the spectacle, the music, and above all the voices - from Farinelli to femme fatale.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Ivy Press
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. September 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781782402992
• Artikelnr.: 44175830

Autorenporträt

Hugo Shirley is reviews editor at 'Gramophone'. Formerly deputy editor of 'Opera' and opera critic of 'The Spectator', he continues to work as a critic for the 'Daily Telegraph' and 'Financial Times', as well as for 'Gramophone' and 'Opera', writing widely on opera and classical music elsewhere. Having received his PhD from King's College London in 2011, he also maintains a profile in musicology and published work in the 'Cambridge Opera Journal', 'The Journal of the Royal Musical Association and Music & Letters'.