num_pages: 428
description: Celebrating the extraordinary diversity of operatic achievements in the twentieth century, this Companion brings together the work of scholars from both sides of the Atlantic. Beginning with a survey of operatic legacies, the volume analyzes regional styles and aesthetic trends, and features essays on opera and film, popular operetta and the musical, avant-garde music theatre and minimalism, market forces, changing styles and production trends.
language: English
title: The Cambridge Companion to Twentieth-Century Opera
titlecomplete: The Cambridge Companion to Twentieth-Century Opera (Cambridge Companions to Music)
genres: Music
ratings_count: 8
publisher: Cambridge University Press