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David, Ron

 
9781934389799: History of Opera for Beginners
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ISBN 10: 193438979X ISBN 13: 9781934389799
Editorial: For Beginners, 2013

Sinopsis

Opera For Beginners is a humorous, little book that starts with the radical assumption that Opera is just plain old music, rather than the highbrow, inaccessible music that everyone assumes it to be. The reader will learn the difference between Italian and German Opera and why you don't have to study a new language to enjoy Opera.

Opera For Beginners is an ideal introduction for people who are convinced that opera is solely for those refined few who were born listening to arias.

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Acerca del autor

Ron David, author of Arabs and Israel For Beginners currently lives with his wife, Susan, in Kihei, HI. The author lives in Kihei, HI..

De la contraportada

Opera For Beginners is a humorous, irreverent little book that starts with the radical assumption that Opera is just plain ol' music. Not snob music. Not uppity music. Gettin' down music! Italian Rock'n'roll, R&B Gospel, let-it-all-hang-out music. "If you must know the truth", David writes, "in Detroit where I grew up, there weren't a lot of Opera houses. I was brought up on Little Richard, Bo Diddley, Elvis the Pelvis, the Drifters, Platters, Ella, Sinatra, Miles, Coltrane, Mahalia, Beatles, Stones, Aretha ... in other words ... Real music! Which is why I'm the perfect person to introduce you to Opera". The book builds from the similarity between specific Opera singers and "normal" singers (e.g., Maria Callas/Billie Holiday; Caruso/Mahalia Jackson; Benjamino Gigli/Smokey Robinson), points out the essentially Operatic styles of many pop singers, and the profound similarity between Opera and Gospel singing. (It's no accident that African-American sopranos are singing in Opera houses all over the world!). Opera For Beginners explains the differences between Italian and German Opera - it's more than just the language - and why you don't have to understand Italian, German, French or Rap to enjoy Opera. David's enthusiasm and wit are sure to entice many Opera-haters to give Opera a chance. And Paul Gordon's spot-on cartoons illustrate the text, carry on dialogues with it, wisecrack it, create stories alongside it, sprinkle it lavishly with motifs...enough!

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Editorial
For Beginners
Año de publicación
2013
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
193438979X
ISBN 13 
9781934389799
Encuadernación
Tapa blanda
Ilustrador
Woolley Sara
Número de páginas
176
Contacto del fabricante
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