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11%OFFEvan Baker - From the Score to the Stage - 9780226035086 - V9780226035086
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From the Score to the Stage

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Description for From the Score to the Stage Hardcover. Without scenery, costumes, and stage action, an opera would be little more than a concert. Offering a comprehensive history of the behind-the-scenes world of opera production and staging, this book follows the evolution of visual style and set design in continental Europe from its birth in the seventeenth century up to today. Num Pages: 416 pages, 189 colour plates, 2 tables. BIC Classification: ANF; AVGC9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 310 x 37. Weight in Grams: 2778.
Without scenery, costumes, and stage action, an opera would be little more than a concert. But in the audience, we know little (and think less) about the enormous efforts of those involved in bringing an opera to life - by the stagehands who shift scenery, the scenic artists who create beautiful backdrops, the electricians who focus the spotlights, and the stage manager who calls them and the singers to their places during the performance. The first comprehensive history of the behind-the-scenes world of opera production and staging, From the Score to the Stage follows the evolution of visual ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
416
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
2777g
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226035086
SKU
V9780226035086
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About Evan Baker
Evan Baker is an independent scholar based in Los Angeles. He has worked as both a dramaturge and a stage director and lectures frequently to opera audiences.

Reviews for From the Score to the Stage
Engaging and lavishly illustrated.
New York Times Baker covers all the major players and pieces involved in getting an opera onto the stage, from the stage director who creates the artistic concept for the production and guides the singers' interpretation of their roles to the blocking of singers and placement of scenery. . . . Out of these ... Read more

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