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Mandryka
The life of Sebastian and Frederic, who were both born in Eastern Europe, in two countries not far removed, during the Second World War. Their paths crossed in 1944 when Sebastian was in a camp, in the grounds of Frederic's birthplace, and both of them were small boys.. In 1965, they met each other again in Munich and became friends and lovers for nearly half a century.
The Opera Lover's Companion
Written by a well-known authority, this book consists of 175 entries that set some of the most popular operas within the context of their composer's career, outline the plot, discuss the music, and more.
Searching for Place
Searching for Place represents a provocative contribution to the study of modern Canada and one of its most important communities."--BOOK JACKET.
Arabella
The first comprehensive guide to Richard Strauss's opera, Arabella.
A Dictionary of Opera Characters
A unique reference work containing over 2,500 A-Z entries on operatic characters. Includes synopses for over 200 operas and operettas, as well as feature articles written by well-known personalities from the world of opera, including Plácido Domingo and Dame Janet Baker. It is an essential book for anyone with an interest in opera.
Rasputin
Based on new sources—the definitive biography of Rasputin, with revelations about his life, death, and involvement with the Romanovs A century after his death, Grigory Rasputin remains fascinating: the Russian peasant with hypnotic eyes who befriended Tsar Nicholas II and helped destroy the Russian Empire, but the truth about his strange life has never fully been told. Written by the world's leading authority on Rasputin, this new biography draws on previously closed Soviet archives to offer new information on Rasputin's relationship with Empress Alexandra, sensational revelations about his sexual conquests, a re-examination of his murder, and more. Based on long-closed Soviet archives and...
The Operagoer's Guide
Offers brief summaries of the plots of one hundred operas, and includes background commentary and recommendations for favorite recordings of each opera.
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The Bedtrick
"Somehow I woke up one day and found myself in bed with a stranger." Meant literally or figuratively, this statement describes one of the best-known plots in world mythology and popular storytelling. In a tour that runs from Shakespeare to Hollywood and from Abraham Lincoln to Casanova, the erudite and irrepressible Wendy Doniger shows us the variety, danger, and allure of the "bedtrick," or what it means to wake up with a stranger. The Bedtrick brings together hundreds of stories from all over the world, from the earliest recorded Hindu and Hebrew texts to the latest item in the Weekly World News, to show the hilariously convoluted sexual scrapes that people manage to get themselves into an...
Opera
Uanset om man skal se opera for første eller 117. gang i sit liv, har man glæde af at sætte sig ind i, hvad operaen handler om. Handlingen kan i mange operaer nemlig være mildest talt indviklet, og selvom man nyder musikken, stemmepragten og scenografien, bliver oplevelsen først fuldendt, når man kan følge med i, hvad der foregår – scene for scene, akt for akt. Opera. 90 værker akt for akt gennemgår i detaljer handlingen i de hyppigst opførte og mest populære operaer. Udvalgt fra 400 års farverig operahistorie. Ledsaget af nutidige og historiske illustrationer fra opførelser i ind- og udland. LEIF V.S. BALTHZERSEN er mag.art. i musikvidenskab. Han har arbejdet med musikformidling i over 30 år og er en efterspurgt foredragsholder i hele landet.
