{"product_id":"opera-as-drama-fiftieth-anniversary-edition-paperback","title":"Opera as Drama: Fiftieth Anniversary Edition - 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\u003eJoseph Kerman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePassionate, witty, and brilliant, \u003ci\u003eOpera as Drama \u003c\/i\u003ehas been lauded as one of the most controversial, thought-provoking, and entertaining works of operatic criticism ever written. First published in 1956 and revised in 1988, \u003ci\u003eOpera as Drama \u003c\/i\u003econtinues to be indispensable reading for all students and lovers of opera.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePRAISE FOR THE PREVIOUS EDITIONS: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"If you are for opera, this book is for you.\"--\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The most influential recent book on opera criticism...in the English-speaking world\"--\u003ci\u003eNew Grove Dictionary of Opera\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Affords the serious reader and listener an absorbing encounter with a sensitive and superbly trained intelligence in the act of thinking about music and music criticism.... We come away remembering the sound of Kerman's prose voice, mellifluous, elegant, eminently civilized, beneath its cool control a ground bass of urgent feeling.\"--\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe author's clarity and pungency...make for enjoyable, challenging reading. It is a collection that can tease the person who is primarily interested in opera into wanting to explore the song literature of the English Renaissance or to listen more knowledgeably to Mozart's piano concertos and Beethoven's symphonies.--William Ashbrook, \u003ci\u003eOpera Quarterly \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKerman's musicological activity is technical without neglecting the importance of text, cultural context, meaning, expression, and value, and is likely to appeal to educated lay people.... Kerman's scholarship is careful and sensitive, and often subtle and witty. Yet this subtle scholarship has evoked strong and widespread reaction and provided significant leadership within musicology and beyond.--Renée Cox Lorraine, \u003ci\u003eNotes \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLucid, lively.... Many aspects of his work can provide inspiration.--Oliver Neighbour, \u003ci\u003eMusic and Letters \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePRAISE FOR THE PREVIOUS EDITIONS: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"If you are for opera, this book is for you.\"--\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The most influential recent book on opera criticism...in the English-speaking world\"--\u003ci\u003eNew Grove Dictionary of Opera\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Affords the serious reader and listener an absorbing encounter with a sensitive and superbly trained intelligence in the act of thinking about music and music criticism.... We come away remembering the sound of Kerman's prose voice, mellifluous, elegant, eminently civilized, beneath its cool control a ground bass of urgent feeling.\"--\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The author's clarity and pungency...make for enjoyable, challenging reading. It is a collection that can tease the person who is primarily interested in opera into wanting to explore the song literature of the English Renaissance or to listen more knowledgeably to Mozart's piano concertos and Beethoven's symphonies.\"--William Ashbrook, \u003ci\u003eOpera Quarterly \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Kerman's musicological activity is technical without neglecting the importance of text, cultural context, meaning, expression, and value, and is likely to appeal to educated lay people.... Kerman's scholarship is careful and sensitive, and often subtle and witty. Yet this subtle scholarship has evoked strong and widespread reaction and provided significant leadership within musicology and beyond.\"--Renée Cox Lorraine, \u003ci\u003eNotes \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Lucid, lively.... Many aspects of his work can provide inspiration.\"--Oliver Neighbour, \u003ci\u003eMusic and Letters \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoseph Kerman, \u003c\/b\u003eProfessor Emeritus of Music at the University of California, Berkeley, is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Fugue: Bach Fugues for Keyboard, 1715-1750 \u003c\/i\u003e(California, 2005) among many other books.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 249\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.65 x 8.22 x 6.12 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 14, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47469099450617,"sku":"9780520246928","price":62.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/Yy9TTGVQS1k2SWJ4anJpQ2ZDRkdvZz09.webp?v=1772478702","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/opera-as-drama-fiftieth-anniversary-edition-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}