{"product_id":"sing-sorrow-9780313315671","title":"Sing Sorrow","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpera has often used classical literature as a means of expressing the most vital concerns of the period in which the operas were written. \u003ci\u003eSing Sorrow\u003c\/i\u003e explores the classical roots of many noted operas, illustrating the ways in which the operas reflected the political concerns of their time through these ancient narratives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrelude  The Birth of Opera and Transmission of Classics  Monteverdi's Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria: Heroism at Home  Henry Purcell's Dido and Aeneas: Witches and Weddings  Mozart's Idomeneo, re di Creta: The King of the Day  Berlioz's Les Troyens: Making the Romans Romantic  Strauss's Elektra: A Father's Daughter  Stravinsky's Oedipus Rex: The King in a Trap  The Gospel at Colonus: Black Pearls and Greek Diamonds  Theodorakis and Euripides' Medea: The Wife and Mother from Hell  Coda  Selected Bibliography on Music  Index","brand":"Bloomsbury USA 3pl","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767361470807,"sku":"9780313315671","price":70.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780313315671.jpg?v=1758713046","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/sing-sorrow-9780313315671","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}