Synopses & Reviews
Opera has always generated strong views and opinions. For example, what was the idea behind Gluck's Reform operas? Why did Virginia Woolf write that Parsifal seemed "poured out in a smooth stream at white heat"? How did Stravinsky reestablish the cliches of classicism? What is the legacy of Mafia Callas? These are among the questions addressed in The Faber Book of Opera, an exceptional collection of writings about opera -- in theory, in practice, in review, and in fiction -- all drawn from primary sources by acclaimed music critic Tom Sutcliffe. As Philip Hensher wrote in the London Evening Standard, " This is a first-rate anthology . . . It reminds you why you liked opera in the first place."
Synopsis
Opera has always generated strong, uncompromising views and opinions. For example, what was the idea behind Gluck's Reform operas? How did Mozart himself view his collaboration with the librettist Lorenzo da Ponte? What is the legacy of Maria Callas? These are among the myriad questions that are addressed in
The Faber Book of Opera, an exceptional collection of writings about opera--in theory, in practice, in review and in fiction--all drawn from prime sources by acclaimed music critic Tom Sutcliffe. As Philip Hensher wrote in the
London Evening Standard, "[This is] a first-rate anthology . . . it reminds you why you liked opera in the first place."
About the Author
Tom Sutcliffe is the opera critic for the
London Evening Standard and has written about opera for
Vogue,
Opera News, and many other publications. His previous book is
Believing in Opera. He lives in London.