{"product_id":"avidly-reads-opera-paperback","title":"Avidly Reads Opera - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlison Kinney\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Opera is community, comfort, art, voice, breath, life. It's hope.\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAll art exists to make life more bearable. For Alison Kinney, it was the wild, fantastical world of opera that transformed her listening and her life. Whether we're listening for the first time or revisiting the arias that first stole our hearts, \u003ci\u003eAvidly Reads Opera\u003c\/i\u003e welcomes readers and listeners to a community full of friendship, passion, critique--and, always, beautiful music. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn times of delirious, madcap fun and political turmoil, opera fans have expressed their passion by dispatching records into the cosmos, building fairy-tale castles, and singing together through the arduous work of social activism. \u003ci\u003eAvidly Reads Opera\u003c\/i\u003e is a love letter to the music and those who love it, complete with playlists, a crowdsourced tip sheet from ultra-fans to newbies, and stories of the turbulent, genre-busting, and often hilarious history of opera and its audiences. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAcross five acts--and the requisite intermission--Alison Kinney takes us everywhere opera's rich melodies are heard, from the cozy bedrooms of listeners at home, to exclusive music festivals, to protests, and even prisons. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePart of the Avidly Reads series, this slim book gives us a new way of looking at culture. With the singular blend of personal reflection and cultural criticism featured in the series, \u003ci\u003eAvidly Reads Opera\u003c\/i\u003e is an homage to the marvelous, sensational world of opera for the casual viewer.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlison Kinney\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of Hood. Her writing on opera, history, and culture has appeared in many venues, including The New Yorker, The Paris Review Daily, Lapham's Quarterly, The New York Times, VAN Magazine, The Guardian, Harper's, The New Republic, Hyperallergic, The Believer, and The Village Voice. She is Assistant Professor of Writing at Eugene Lang College, The New School.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 7.2 x 4.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 12, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47385778880761,"sku":"9781479811731","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/QS9xOVpwV0orZk50bU1FT2s4WURSUT09.webp?v=1770182080","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/avidly-reads-opera-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}