Victoria Etnier Villamil

"O ma Carmen"

Bizet's Fateful Gypsy in Portrayals from 1875 to the Present

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Produktbeschreibung

"Qu'est-ce que c'est?" (What is it?) mezzo-soprano Celestine Galli-Marie asked when offered the title role in the 1875 premier of Bizet's new opera, Carmen. She was only the first in a long line of performers to ask. In the 140+ years since, each singer has crafted her own portrayal of the inscrutable Gypsy. The famous soprano Geraldine Farrar wrote: "Each one of us probably sees something that the others have not seen--or thinks she does--and that 'something' is her individual Carmen." This book explores the history of operatic portrayals of Bizet's elusive enchantress, tracing the development of vocal and dramatic interpretations from generation to generation around the globe.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 228
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Juni 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 377g
• ISBN-13: 9781476663241
• ISBN-10: 1476663246
• Artikelnr.: 47280743

Autorenporträt

Victoria Etnier Villamil performed as a soprano in opera, concert and recital throughout the United States and Europe for more than two decades, and is the author of a book on American art song and one on the American classical singer. She lives in Philadelphia.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction
1.
"What Is It?"
2.
Breaking Away
3.
North, South, East, West
4.
Home Again
5.
Emma Calvé and the New Realism
6.
More Than the Singing
7.
Farrar, Film and Psychology
8.
In the Time of Dictators
9.
American Idyll 10.
Sea Change 11.
100 and Counting 12.
Game Change Appendix A.
Alphabetical Listing of Singers Mentioned in the Text Appendix B.
Chronology of Premieres and Significant Performances Appendix C.
Discography Appendix D.
Videography Chapter Notes Bibliography Index