How to listen to and understand opera. Part 3.
By the early part of the nineteenth century, Italian opera had become universally popular. in spite of competitive pressure, composers like Donizetti, Bellini, and Rossini churned out one brilliant work after another, all written in the style known as 'bel canto'--literally,"beautiful...
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| Language: | English |
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Springfield, Va. :
Teaching Company,
[2001]
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| Series: | Great courses on tape (Videorecording)
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| Summary: | By the early part of the nineteenth century, Italian opera had become universally popular. in spite of competitive pressure, composers like Donizetti, Bellini, and Rossini churned out one brilliant work after another, all written in the style known as 'bel canto'--literally,"beautiful singing." This style is illustrated here by Rossini's Barber of Seville. We meet the great Verdi and examine his masterwork, Otello. Finally, we learn about the relatively late emergence of French opera and about how differences in the French language and the French spirit combined to create an operatic style vastly different from that of Italy. |
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| Item Description: | Title from videocassette label. "Course number 743."--Study guide. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 3 videocassettes : sound, color ; 1/2 in. + 1 study guide. |
| Format: | VHS. |