{"product_id":"enchantment-9780231140904","title":"Enchantment","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat is it about the marriage of music and the stage that fills us with such bewilderment and passion? What is opera's seductive promise and how does it draw us into its embrace? This study considers the allure of several seducers and seductresses from nineteenth-century opera - Monteverdi's \"Poppea\", Handel's \"Alcina\", and Massenet's \"Manon\".\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[A] thought-provoking philosophical study... Recommended. Library Journal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments Foreward by Victor Brombert Introduction 1. Singing and Seducing 2. The Da Ponte Operas 3. The Marriage of Figaro 4. Registers of Excess: Don Giovanni 5. Cosi fan tutte 6. The Promise of Idomeneo 7. Lights and Powers: The Magic Flute 8. Poppea Victorious 9. The Magic of Alcina 10. Love unto Death: Another Romeo 11. Manon 12. Arian and Bluebeard; or, The Useless Rescue 13. Elektra; or, The Accomplishment of Hatred 14. Ombra adorata Notes Contributors Index","brand":"Columbia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400228184407,"sku":"9780231140904","price":38.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780231140904.jpg?v=1730470124","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/enchantment-9780231140904","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}