Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Title:Performing Opera: A Practical Guide For Singers And DirectorsISBN13:9781474239080ISBN10:1474239080Author:Ewans, Michael (Author)Description:In Performing Opera: A Practical Guide For Singers And Directors Michael Ewans Provides A Detailed And Practical Workbook To Performing Many Of The Most Commonly Produced Operas Drawing On Examples From Twenty-Four Operas Ranging In Period From Gluck And Mozart To Britten And Tippett, It Illustrates Exactly How Opera Functions As Dramatic Form Grounded In Close Analyses Of Performances Of Thirty Scenes And Five Whole Operas By First-Rate Singers And Celebrated Directors, Performing Opera Provides Readers With An Appreciation Of The Unique Challenges And Skills Required By Performers And Directors It Will Assist Them In Their Own Performance And Equip Them With Detailed Knowledge Of Works Most Commonly Featured In The Repertoire In The First Part Of The Book The Analysis Progresses From Scenes In Which The Singers Are Silent, Via Arias And Monologues, Duets And Confrontations, Up To Ensembles Wider Issues Are Subsequently Addressed: Encounters With Offstage Events, Encounters With The Numinous, Characterization, And The Sense Of Inevitability In Tragic Opera Binding:Hardcover, HardcoverPublisher:BLOOMSBURY 3PLPublication Date:2016-02-25Weight:1.47 lbsDimensions:0.81” H x 9.21” L x 6.14” WNumber of Pages:352Language:English