Ancient Drama In Music For The Modern Stage
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2010
Language: eng
Number of pages: 460
ISBN-13: 9780199558551
Description: Opera was invented at the end of the sixteenth century in imitation of the supposed style of delivery of ancient Greek tragedy, and, since then, operas based on Greek drama have been among the most important in the repertoire. This book provides an exceptionally wide-ranging and detailed overview of the relationship between the two genres.