Paul Fryer

The Opera Singer and the Silent Film

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Film technology in the early 20th century opened up a new world for the motion picture industry. Opera, relying on melodramatic storylines and pantomime acting, was an ideal subject for early silents. This book examines the relationship between the established operatic stars of the late 19th century and the newly developing motion picture industry.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland & Co Inc
• Seitenzahl: 314
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Oktober 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 582g
• ISBN-13: 9780786420650
• ISBN-10: 0786420650
• Artikelnr.: 22467817

Autorenporträt

Paul Fryer is an academic, author, editor and researcher, based in Kent (UK). He has lectured and presented film screenings internationally and is a visiting professor at the Universities of Leeds, London South Bank and East London.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments     
Preface     
Introduction     
1. The Opera Singer and the Media     
2. The Arrival of Film     
3. Art and/or Exploitation: Broadening Definitions of Art in the Popular
Setting     
4. The Performer, the Producer and the Product: Recording the
Performance     
5. Popularization and Accessibility: The Democratization of an Art
Form     
Conclusion     
Appendix: The Singers and Their Films-Four Case Studies
Geraldine Farrar     
Enrico Caruso     
Feodor Chaliapin     
Hope Hampton     
Filmography     
Notes     
Bibliography     
Index