Winton Dean

Handel's Operas, 1726-1741 (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

Detailed overview of Handel's final 22 operas - including major masterpieces such as Orlando, Ariodante and Alcina and the brilliant lighter works Partenope, Serse and Imeneo - by the world's leading authority.

Handel ranks with Monteverdi, Mozart and Verdi among the supreme masters of opera, yet between 1754 (when Handel was still living) and 1920 not one of his operas was performed anywhere. Their revival in the modern theatre has beenamong the most remarkable phenomena in the history of the art. But they are still too little understood, or studied, and until recently no reliable modern editions existed.
This long-awaited book is the sequel to Handel'sOperas 1704-1726, published in 1987. It is the first study in depth of Handel's last twenty-two operas, including major masterpieces such as Orlando, Ariodante and Alcina and the brilliant lighter works Partenope, Serse and Imeneo. Each chapter contains a full synopsis and study of the libretto, a detailed assessment of the opera's musical and (often misunderstood) dramatic qualities, a performance history, and comparison of the different versions.
Much new material has been incorporated. In addition four general chapters throw a vivid light on the historical background. Two Epilogues touch on Handel's dramatic vision, the revival of his operas in the twentieth century, and their performance today. There are a number of valuable Appendices. Together with its predecessor, the book provides the first complete overview of these works.
WINTON DEAN isthe most distinguished British authority on the life and work of Handel; he has also written extensively on opera in general.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wits University Press
• Seitenzahl: 602
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Dezember 2006
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781846154737
• Artikelnr.: 63205781

Autorenporträt

Winton Dean

Inhaltsangabe

The Rival Queens 1726-1728 Alessandro Admeto Re di Tessaglia Riccardo Primo
Re d'Inghilterra Siroe Re di Persia Tolomeo Re di Egitto The `Second
Academy' 1729-1734 Lotario Partenope Poro Re dell'Indie Ezio Sosarme Re di
Media Orlando Arianna in Creta Covent Garden 1734-1737 Ariodante Alcina
Atalanta Arminio Giustino Berenice Regina di Egitto The Last Operas
1738-1741 Faramondo Serse Imeneo Deidamia