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9%OFFBenjamin Britten - A Midsummer Night's Dream (Overture Opera Guides) - 9781847495440 - V9781847495440
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A Midsummer Night's Dream (Overture Opera Guides)

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Description for A Midsummer Night's Dream (Overture Opera Guides) Paperback. This newly commissioned opera guide contains a thematic guide, and an up-to-date bibliography, select discography and website guide. Series: Overture Opera Guides in Association with the English National Opera (ENO). Num Pages: 184 pages, ill. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVGC9; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 135 x 17. Weight in Grams: 212. Series: Overture Opera Guides in Association with the English National Opera (ENO). 184 pages, ill. This newly commissioned opera guide contains a thematic guide, and an up-to-date bibliography, select discography and website guide. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVGC9; AVH. Dimension: 195 x 135 x 17. Weight: 212.
A Midsummer Night's Dream was Benjamin Britten's seventh major opera and had its premiere at Aldeburgh in 1960. Britten and his partner Peter Pears prepared a condensed version of Shakespeare's much-loved comedy for the libretto, using (with the exception of a single line) only the original text. In this newly commissioned guide, Andrew Plant explores the genesis of the opera's composition, including passages of recently published material from Britten's own correspondence. Philip Reed examines the musical language of the opera and has prepared a detailed thematic guide, while David Nice outlines many of the different approaches to the work ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Oneworld Classics
Number of pages
184
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Series
Overture Opera Guides in Association with the English National Opera (ENO)
Condition
New
Number of Pages
168
Place of Publication
Richmond, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847495440
SKU
V9781847495440
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About Benjamin Britten
Benjamin Britten (1913-76) was an English composer, conductor and pianist. He showed prodigious talent from an early age and first came to public attention with the a cappella choral work A Boy Was Born. He leapt to international fame with his opera Peter Grimes in 1945. This was followed by eight other major operas, including Billy Budd (1951), A Mid- ... Read more

Reviews for A Midsummer Night's Dream (Overture Opera Guides)
These guides, so beautiful to have and to behold, mark a huge advance on their predecessors. I find them essential supplements, not only to ENO and Royal Opera programmes, but to recordings issued on CD which often come without scholarly documentation and a libretto. The performance histories - of which I wrote one myself - are especially valuable, and not ... Read more

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