Bringing Opera to Life is designed primarily for persons planning operatic careers either as the singers or as directors of operatic productions.

Bringing Opera to Life: Operatic Acting and Stage Direction

Goldovsky, Boris

Appleton, Century, Crofts

For listeners to the Saturday afternoon broadcasts of the Metropolitan Opera, Boris Goldovsky's cheery "Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen!" has always heralded a quarter hour of pure enjoyment. Since 1946 Goldovsky has been treating the Met's radio audiences to his scholarly observations and personal reminiscences. Twenty six of his intermission scripts have been included in this book, including Aïda, Carmen, The Magic Flute, and Tosca.

Good Afternoon, Ladies and Gentlemen!: Intermission Scripts from the Met Broadcasts

Arts & Photography

Music

Indiana University Press

The Recollections of the great Opera Director and trainer of singing-actors.

My Road to Opera: The Recollections of Boris Goldovsky

Biographies & Memoirs

Arts & Literature

Houghton/Mifflin

New in Paperback! This book supplies a soprano with nearly everything she may need to perform the operatic arias discussed. The 28 arias included are chosen from among those that are more popular and most widely studied and performed. There are descriptions of stage settings, with costume sketches by famed theatrical designer Leo Van Witsen. The heart of each discussion is a detailed descriptions of the sections of the area. While the scenic design may change from one production to another, the suggestions given for dramatic motivations, character building, and stage movement can be readily adapted for use in any theatrical environment. Although it is not intended that these arias be acted out on the concert stage, much of the information_the dramatic analysis, discussions of vocal and musical aspects, matters of style and tradition, and translations of the texts_should be profitable for students of singing and stage direction, as well as professional opera singers, no matter how or where the arias are performed. Paperback edition available June 2001. Cloth edition previously published in 1990.

Bringing Soprano Arias to Life

Schoep, Arthur

Scarecrow Press

This volume including dramatic analysis, discussion of vocal and musical aspects and matters of style and tradition, and translations of texts is an aid to sopranos to perform the operatic arias discussed. Twentyeight popular and widely studied and performed arias have been chosen. There are descriptions of stage settings, with costume sketches by the theatrical designer Leo Van Witsen. Sections of the arias are discussed in detail and, while the scenic design may change from one production to another, the suggestions given for dramatic motivation, character building and stage movement can be adapted for use in different theatrical environments.

Touring Opera: A Manual for Small Companies (NATIONAL OPERA ASSOCIATION//MONOGRAPH SERIES)

Natl Opera Assn

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Bringing Opera to Life: Operatic Acting and Stage Direction

Good Afternoon, Ladies and Gentlemen!: Intermission Scripts from the Met Broadcasts

Good Afternoon, Ladies and Gentlemen!: Intermission Scripts from the Met Broadcasts

My Road to Opera: The Recollections of Boris Goldovsky

Bringing Soprano Arias to Life

Bringing Soprano Arias to Life

Touring Opera: A Manual for Small Companies (NATIONAL OPERA ASSOCIATION//MONOGRAPH SERIES)