01831nam a22003374a 4500 ebr10266012 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 051103s2006 ilug sb 001 0 eng 2005032151 0226304825 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780226304823 CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)646784296 ML1700 .G7397 2006eb 782.10945 22 Gossett, Philip. Divas and scholars [electronic resource] : performing Italian opera / Philip Gossett. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2006. xxii, 675 p. : music. Includes bibliographical references (p. [621]-642) and indexes. Prologue. Mare o monti : two summer festivals -- Knowing the score. Setting the stage ; Transmission versus tradition ; Scandal and scholarship ; The romance of the critical edition -- Intermezzo. Scholars and performers : the case of Semiramide -- Performing the opera. Choosing a version ; Serafin's scissors ; Ornamenting Rossini ; Higher and lower : transposing Bellini and Donizetti ; Words and music : texts and translations ; Instruments old and new ; From the score to the stage -- Coda. Two kings head North : transforming Italian opera in Scandinavia. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Opera. Opera Production and direction. Operas Performances. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10266012 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 26311 26311