Vad är grejen med opera egentligen? Hur kan en 400 år gammal konstform fortfarande väcka så starka känslor? Hur ska man göra om man vill närma sig opera, om man aldrig har satt sin fot i ett operahus, men är nyfiken på vad som döljer sig i denna myt…
A backstage pass to the groundbreaking, hit musical Hamilton, winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and Eleven Tony Awards, including Best Musical, including the award-winning libretto, behind-the-scenes photos and interviews, and exclusive fo…
Philip Glass är kanske vår tids största tonsättare av modern musik. I "Musik av Philip Glass" berättar han med egna ord den fascinerande historien om sin musikaliska och konstnärliga utveckling.
The complete dramatic toolbox for the opera singer - a step-by-step guide detailing how to create character, from auditions through to rehearsal and performance and formulate a successful career. Drawing upon the innovative approach to the training…
En läkare går rond på operans tiljor bland sjuka, lidande och döende rollgestalter och kompositörer under 400 år. Författaren berättar med glöd om allt från Senecas medicinskt kunniga självmord till den varböld som ändade Alban Bergs liv.Med en fasc…
Operahistoria vill fylla ett behov som har uppstått de senaste decennierna, nämligen en internationell operahistoria på svenska. Den senaste mer omfattande kom för 50 år sedan. Det säger sig självt att mycket har hänt under den tiden - inte bara att…
(Vocal Selections). The winner of six Tony Awards, including Best Original Score and Best Musical, Dear Evan Hansen has struck a remarkable chord with audiences and critics everywhere. With advanced ticket sales in excess of $20 million and its soun…
(Vocal Selections). 17 selections from the critically acclaimed musical about Alexander Hamilton which debuted on Broadway in August 2015 to unprecedented advanced box office sales. Our collection features 17 selections in piano/vocal format from th…
Operan Trollflöjten utmärker sig i musikhistorien och i Mozarts egen operaproduktion. Ytligt sett är handlingen enkel, närmast naiv och verkar osammanhängande. Men detta är bedrägligt. Trollflöjten är förbluffande genomtänkt in i minsta detalj och v…
(Easy Piano Vocal Selections). 9 selections from the critically acclaimed blockbuster musical about Alexander Hamilton which debuted on Broadway in August 2015 to unprecedented advanced box office sales. This collection features easy piano arrangeme…
This is the official sheet music collection for the hilarious Tony Award(R)-winning Broadway blockbuster written by acclaimed Broadway composer Robert Lopez (Avenue Q) and South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone. The show is lauded by critics…
From his early work as lyricist for West Side Story to acclaimed creations such as A Little Night Music, Sunday in the Park with George, and Sweeney Todd, Stephen Sondheim is widely regarded as the most important figure in musical theater since the…
The winner of seven Tonys, an Academy Award, seven Grammys, a Pulitzer Prize and more--Stephen Sondheim's career has spanned more than half a century; his lyrics have become synonymous with musical theater and popular culture. In Finishing the Hat--…
The official behind-the-scenes book of the hit musical that won 6 Tony Awards A letter that was never meant to be seen, a lie that was never meant to be told, a life he never dreamed he could have. Evan Hansen is about to get the one thing he's alw…
Opera! En handbok är en humoristisk, kunnig och dagsaktuell introduktion till operans fantastiska värld. Med lätt hand leder författarna läsaren genom sjutton av operahistoriens största verk, bland andra de lättillgängliga och välkända; Mozarts Don…
(Fake Book). This amazing new collection features nearly 650 Broadway songs arranged with melody, lyrics and chords for C instruments. Definitely a must-own resource for any gigging or auditioning musician or actor Includes: All I Ask of You * Alway…
A superb new translation of one of the greatest nineteenth century poems: the libretto to Wagner's Ring cycleThe scale and grandeur of Wagner's The Ring of the Nibelung has no precedent and no successor. It preoccupied Wagner for much of his adult l…
(Vocal Selections). Eleven songs for voice and piano are presented in this collection from this award-winning 2017 Broadway musical presenting the true story of airline passengers stranded in the small town of Gander, Newfoundland after the tragic e…
Musicals: The Definitive Illustrated Story showcases the complete history of the musical on stage and screen, from its origins in ancient Greece to early twentieth century dance halls and vaudeville to the golden age of cinema productions to the rec…
Play the hits from your favorite musicals with this collection of Broadway's best Fans of show tunes will enjoy hours of entertainment performing selections from the 1920s to today. Dan Coates' arrangements capture the essence of the original scores…
Tommy at 50 is the definitive, illustrated guide to The Who's legendary rock opera album Tommy, and released to celebrate its 50th anniversary. Rock legend Pete Townshend, The Who's cofounder, singer, and guitarist, provides the foreword and was int…
Musical Theatre: A History is a new revised edition of a proven core text for college and secondary school students - and an insightful and accessible celebration of twenty-five centuries of great theatrical entertainment. As an educator with extens…
A tale of forbidden love and inevitable death, the medieval legend of Tristan and Isolde recounts the story of two lovers unknowingly drinking a magic potion and ultimately dying in one another's arms. Critics have lauded Wagner's Tristan und Isolde…
A tale of forbidden love and inevitable death, the medieval legend of Tristan and Isolde recounts the story of two lovers unknowingly drinking a magic potion and ultimately dying in one another's arms. While critics have lauded Wagner's Tristan and…
(P/V/G Composer Collection). 30 songs from some of the most-loved movies ever. Songs include: Be Careful, It's My Heart * Easter Parade * Happy Holiday * Cheek to Cheek * Sisters * Top Hat, White Tie and Tails * White Christmas * and more.
A candid and compelling portrait of the legendary opera diva describes Callas's youth in New York City, her struggle to transform herself into a glamorous star of international operatic theater, and her passionate love affair with Aristotle Onassis.…
Here are the gaiety of The Barber of Seville and the lavish spectacle of Aida. Sets, costumes, and lighting are re-created to give the true flavor of authentic productions and to approximate, as fully as possible, the experience of attending the op…
Bizet’s Carmen is probably the best known opera of the standard repertoire, yet its very familiarity often prevents us from approaching it with the seriousness it deserves. This handbook explores the opera in a number of contexts, bringing to…
This handbook explores Bizet's famous opera in a number of contexts, from its origin in Merimee's short story to the film adaptations of the last thirty years.
(Vocal Selections). 15 songs from this Tony Award-nominated Broadway musical which was named as a New York Times Critics Pick presented in vocal lines with piano accompaniment. Includes: The Acceptance Song * Alyssa Greene * Barry Is Going to Prom *…
An invaluable guide for both casual opera fans and aficionados, 100 Great Operas is perhaps the most comprehensive and enjoyable volume of opera stories ever written. From La Traviata to A da, from Carmen to Don Giovanni, here are the plots of the…
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints adopted the vocal and theatrical traditions of American musical theater as important theological tenets. As Church membership grew, leaders saw how the genre could help define the faith and wove musica…
Embodying Voice: Singing Verdi, Singing Wagner articulates the process of developing an operatic voice, explaining how and why the training of such a voice is as complex and sophisticated as it is mysterious. This book illustrates how putting togeth…
Chailley, a professor of music history at the Sorbonne, reveals the coherence of the opera and the hidden significance of its characters and situations. The author relates each of these elements to the esoteric tradition from which they emanate and…
One of the greatest mezzo-sopranos of postwar opera, Christa Ludwig recalls her long and lustrous career singing for two generations of adoring audiences, under the batons of such conductors as Klemperer, Karajan, Solti, and Bernstein, in the great…
Few operas have had more written about them than The Magic Flute, yet few are as often exposed to misguided comment - or to idiosyncratic productions. This book sets out to provide a straightforward account of Mozart’s last opera, exposing the…
(Vocal Selections). 11 songs from the stage musical arranged with vocal line and piano accompaniment. Jeremy Heere is just an average teenager. That is, until he finds out about "The Squip" a tiny supercomputer that promises to bring him everything…
(Richmond Music Folios). This expanded, revised edition of the Oliver Vocal Selections contains clean engravings of all the songs from the show, three of which were added new for this publication. Also includes a Lionel Bart biography, plot synopsis…
In some ways, the successor of vaudeville and an extension of the opera and operetta, the stage musical has evolved into a worldwide juggernaut. Musicals are staged not only across the globe but are offered in a variety of settings, from the high sc…
In the half-century since its premiere, "Fiddler on the Roof" has become a supremely potent cultural landmark, beloved by audiences the world over. Now, in a history as captivating as its subject, award-winning drama critic Alisa Solomon traces how…
A sparkling and eye-opening history of the Broadway musical that changed the worldIn the half-century since its premiere, "Fiddler on the Roof" has had an astonishing global impact. Beloved by audiences the world over, performed from rural high scho…
Theater music directors must draw on a remarkably broad range of musical skills. Not only do they conduct during rehearsals and performances, but they must also be adept arrangers, choral directors, vocal coaches, and accompanists. Like a record pro…
Italy was the birthplace of opera. In this authoritative and accessible account of Italian opera, David Kimbell introduces the composers and dramatists, the singers and audiences who, over three hundred years, have created not only a national tradit…
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From the fall of 1947 through the summer of 1951 composer Igor Stravinsky and poet W. H. Auden collaborated on the opera The Rake's Progress. At the time, their self-consciously conventional work seemed to appeal only to conservative audiences. Few…
Music Theory through Musical Theatre takes a new and powerful approach to music theory. Written specifically for students in music theatre programs, it offers music theory by way of musical theatre. Not a traditional music theory text, Music Theory…
While a stage production can disrupt a work that was thought to be established, David J. Levin here argues that the genre of opera is itself unsettled, and that the performance of operas, at its best, clarifies this condition by bringing opera's res…
This is the first collection of essays to explore the wide dimensions and influence of eighteenth-century opera. In a series of fresh articles by leading scholars in the field, new perspectives are offered on the important figures of the day, includ…
Based on Dr. Lang's experience as music critic of the New York Herald Tribune, this book preserves the immediate reactions of a working reviewer, his on-the-spot responses to the actual experience of theatrical productions, spanning the active reper…
(Vocal Selections). The winner of six 2002 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Best Orchestrations and Best Actress (Sutton Foster), Thoroughly Modern Millie takes us back to the jazz and flappers of the Roaring '20s. Based on the 1967 movie of the…
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Wye Jamison Allanbrook s widely influential Rhythmic Gesture in Mozart challenges the view that Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart s music was a pure play of key and theme, more abstract than that of his predecessors. Allanbrook s innovative work shows that Mo…
