{"product_id":"a-short-history-of-opera-9780231119580","title":"A Short History of Opera","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen first published in 1947, \u003ci\u003eA Short History of Opera\u003c\/i\u003e immediately achieved international status as a classic in the field. Now, more than five decades later, this thoroughly revised and expanded fourth edition informs and entertains opera lovers just as its predecessors have. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe fourth edition incorporates new scholarship that traces the most important developments in the evolution of musical drama. After surveying anticipations of the operatic form in the lyric theater of the Greeks, medieval dramatic music, and other forerunners, the book reveals the genre's beginnings in the seventeenth century and follows its progress to the present day. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Short History of Opera\u003c\/i\u003e examines not only the standard performance repertoire, but also works considered important for the genre's development. Its expanded scope investigates opera from Eastern European countries and Finland. The section on twentieth-century opera has been reorganized around national operatic traditions including a chapter devoted solely to opera in the United States, which incorporates material on the American musical and ties between classical opera and popular musical theater. A separate section on Chinese opera is also included. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith an extensive multilanguage bibliography, more than one hundred musical examples, and stage illustrations, this authoritative one-volume survey will be invaluable to students and serious opera buffs. New fans will also find it highly accessible and informative. Extremely thorough in its coverage, \u003ci\u003eA Short History of Opera\u003c\/i\u003e is now more than ever the book to turn to for anyone who wants to know about the history of this art form.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDonald Jay Grout was, until his death in 1987, Given Foundation Professor of Musicology Emeritus at Cornell University. He was author of the classic \u003ci\u003eA History of Western Music, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAlessandro Scarlatti: An Introduction to His Operas, \u003c\/i\u003e as well as general editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Operas of Alessandro Scarlatti. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHermine Weigel Williams is Scholar-in Residence at Hamilton College. She has contributed to \u003ci\u003eThe New Grove Dictionary of Music, The Operas of Alessandro Scarlatti, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Symphony: 1720-1840.\u003c\/i\u003e She is author of \u003ci\u003eFrancesco Bartolomeo Conti: His Life and Music, Sibelius and His Masonic Music, \u003c\/i\u003e and co-author of \u003ci\u003eGiovanni Battista Pergolesi: A Guide to Research.\u003c\/i\u003e She is also co-editor of \u003ci\u003eFacts Behind the Songs: A Handbook of American Popular Music from the Nineties to the 90's.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Columbia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50460063203602,"sku":"9780231119580","price":65.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_861fdcd3-65ec-4a78-b85d-745c50deb842.jpg?v=1730024857","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-short-history-of-opera-9780231119580","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}