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| Document Type: | Book |
|---|---|
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Marianne McDonald |
| ISBN: | 0313315671 9780313315671 |
| OCLC Number: | 46565108 |
| Description: | viii, 343 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Contents: | The birth of opera and the use of classics -- Monteverdi's Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria: heroism at home -- Henry Purcell's Dido and Aeneas: witches and weddings -- Mozart's Idomeneo, re di Creta: the king of the day -- Berlioz's Les Troyens: making the romans romantic -- Strauss's Elektra: a father's daughter -- Stravinsky's Oedipus Rex: the king in a trap -- The gospel at Colonus: black pearls and Greek diamonds -- Theodorakis and Euripides' Medea: the wife and mother from hell. |
| Series Title: | Contributions to the study of music and dance, no. 62 |
| Responsibility: | Marianne McDonald. |
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