Book: Ludwig Van Beethoven: Fidelio Fidelio is Beethoven's only complete opera and one of the most admired, and problematic, in the repertoire. This Opera Handbook explores the fascinating musical and dramatic elements within the work as well as the debt to the traditions of French opera in the late eighteenth century and the French Revolution. Winton Dean offers a comparison of the opera's first (1805) and final (1814) versions. Essays by Michael Tusa and Joseph Kerman consider its musical idiom and the challenges Beethoven faced as an instrumental composer trying his hand at opera. A final chapter examines the opera's performance history, and the volume also includes a synopsis, bibliography, and informative illustrations.
Details of Book: Ludwig Van Beethoven: Fidelio Book: Ludwig Van Beethoven: Fidelio
Author: Paul Robinson, Paul Robinson, Richard Wagner
ISBN: 0521458528
ISBN-13: 9780521458528
, 978-0521458528
Binding: Paperback
Publishing Date: Sep 1996
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Number of Pages: 203
Language: English