Benjamin Britten - Billy Budd |
|
| Author:
| Cooke, Mervyn
Reed, Philip |
| Series title: | Cambridge Opera Handbooks Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-38750-7 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 1993 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
|
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $29.99 |
Book Description:
|
A full synopsis takes the reader through the musical and dramatic action of this, one of Britten's most challenging operas and further chapters discuss the literary background, the collaboration between librettists and composer, and the distinctive tonal symbolism of the music.
A full synopsis takes the reader through the musical and dramatic action of this, one of Britten's most challenging operas and further chapters discuss the literary background, the collaboration between librettists and composer, and the distinctive tonal symbolism of the music.