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17th century masterpiece in English opera.

This book is a comprehensive study of Purcell's Dido and Aeneas within its cultural and historical context. It covers contemporary performance practice and its reception throughout history, while examining the various sources that postdate the first performance. The book also offers a useful reference section with critical discography and appendices on national premieres and editions. Recommended for opera enthusiasts, scholars and students interested in English opera history.

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Henry Purcell's Dido And Aeneas

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ISBN: 9780193152526
Estimated First-hand Retail Price: $121.26
Authors: Ellen T. Harris
Publisher: Clarendon Press
Date of Publication: 1990-01-18
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Music, History
Related Topics: History, European History, Music
Goodreads rating: 3.92
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Although it takes little more than an hour to perform, Purcell's Dido and Aeneas stands as the greatest operatic achievement of seventeenth-century England. This book demonstrates the opera's deep roots in the theatrical and musical traditions of its day, summarizing the cultural climate inwhich the opera was composed and analyzing Nahum Tate's libretto in light of seventeenth-century English music text conventions. Harris also evaluates the surviving sources, comparing them with the original libretto, and discusses the work's performance history and critical reception from the firstperformance through the revivals of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
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17th century masterpiece in English opera.

This book is a comprehensive study of Purcell's Dido and Aeneas within its cultural and historical context. It covers contemporary performance practice and its reception throughout history, while examining the various sources that postdate the first performance. The book also offers a useful reference section with critical discography and appendices on national premieres and editions. Recommended for opera enthusiasts, scholars and students interested in English opera history.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.