{"product_id":"the-last-opera-9780253041579","title":"The Last Opera","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis close reading of Stravinsky's The Rake's Progress examines the cultural context of its creation and explores its place in the broader history of opera.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e...Carter's excellent addition certainly should find a place in academic libraries and in the collections of music scholars everywhere.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Barry Zaslow * Music Reference Services Quarterly. *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart I: The Cultural Moment\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrelude\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart II: The Drama\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. A Convergence of Minds\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e2. A Happy Collaboration\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e3. Deeper Meanings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart III: The Music\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e4. Stravinsky's \"Special Sense\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e5. Displacement, Text Setting and Stravinsky's Evolving Aesthetic\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e6. Stravinsky's Truths and Mozart's Lies—Music, Emotion and Theatrical Distance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e7. The Structure of Scenes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e8. Ruin, Disaster, ... Saving Grace \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart IV: Performance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e9. Venice\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e10. How \u003ci\u003eThe Rake \u003c\/i\u003ebecame a Masterpiece\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eEpilogue: \"Good people, just a moment\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400590434647,"sku":"9780253041579","price":73.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780253041579.jpg?v=1730471050","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-last-opera-9780253041579","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}