9780521383288-0521383285-Benjamin Britten: Billy Budd (Cambridge Opera Handbooks)

Benjamin Britten: Billy Budd (Cambridge Opera Handbooks)

ISBN-13: 9780521383288
ISBN-10: 0521383285
Author: Mervyn Cooke, Philip Reed
Publication date: 1993
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Format: Hardcover 192 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780521383288
ISBN-10: 0521383285
Author: Mervyn Cooke, Philip Reed
Publication date: 1993
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Format: Hardcover 192 pages

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Benjamin Britten: Billy Budd (Cambridge Opera Handbooks) (ISBN-13: 9780521383288 and ISBN-10: 0521383285), written by authors Mervyn Cooke, Philip Reed, was published by Cambridge University Press in 1993. With an overall rating of 4.5 stars, it's a notable title among other books. You can easily purchase or rent Benjamin Britten: Billy Budd (Cambridge Opera Handbooks) (Hardcover) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.3.

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Billy Budd, based on Herman Melville's nautical allegory, is one of Britten's most challenging operas. This comprehensive guide considers the work from both literary and musical viewpoints. Melville's novella is discussed, as is the interpretation given to the novella by the librettists E. M. Forster and Eric Crozier. A detailed synopsis guides the reader through the musical and dramatic action of the opera and in a chapter devoted to the music, Britten's distinctive technique of tonal symbolism is analyzed to demonstrate the effectiveness of his musical response to the dramatic suggestions of Melville's story. The most important critical writings on Billy Budd are represented by an expanded version of Donald Mitchell's 1979 notebook on the opera. A final chapter charts the opera's stage history and fluctuating critical reception.

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