The birth and life of opera /
"From the birth of opera in Florence with the Camerata to the genius of Monteverdi and beyond, this program looks at how opera grew into both a form of entertainment and a a vehicle for delivering incisive social, political, and cultural messages. The operettas of Offenbach and of Gilbert and S...
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| Format: | Video VHS |
| Language: | English |
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Princeton, N.J. :
Films for the Humanities & Sciences,
[2000]
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| Summary: | "From the birth of opera in Florence with the Camerata to the genius of Monteverdi and beyond, this program looks at how opera grew into both a form of entertainment and a a vehicle for delivering incisive social, political, and cultural messages. The operettas of Offenbach and of Gilbert and Sullivan are also considered, as is opera's maturation into a worldwide phenomenon." |
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| Item Description: | Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videocassette (51 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in. |
| Format: | VHS format. |
| Production Credits: | Writer and producer, Howard Goodall. |