The Drama Of Opera: Exotic and Irrational Entertainment

Fredman, M. The Drama of Opera: Exotic and Irrational Entertainment. (Brighton: Sussex Academic Press, 2003) 146p. [Book] ISBN 1-903900-49 2 Research background: Opera studies has been a burgeoning area of scholarship in musicology, but it frequently downplayed or forgotten altogether that opera is above all a performing art Research contribution: The author brings 40-plus years of experience as an international conductor to this text. His insights into the backstage, preparation, sets, costumes, producers, conductors gives a greater sense of the complexity of staging an opera, and an enhanced appreciation of the art form. Research Significance: Published by UK-based academic press Sussex Academic in 2003.