The Opera
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The Opera is by R. A. Streatfeild and is given as a sketch of the development of opera, with full descriptions of all works in the modern repertory. The text says that with the production of 'Euridice' the history of opera may be said to begin. The text says that Peri built the ship, but it was reserved for the genius of Claudio Monteverde to launch it upon a wider ocean than his predecessor could have dreamed of.
The text says that Lohengrin's utterances are almost always accompanied by the strings of the orchestra, while the wood-wind is specially devoted to Elsa. The text says that the attempt to divide the life and work of a composer into fixed periods is generally an elusive and unsatisfactory experiment, but that the case of Wagner is an exception. The text describes an act in Leonato's garden where Claudio serenades his mistress, who comes down from her balcony and joins him in a duet.
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- Author
- R. A. Streatfeild
- Pages
- 184
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Music
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