Inside Bluebeard's Castle: Music and Drama in Béla Bartók's Opera

ISBN-13: 9780195181968 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 254 str.

Carl Stuart Leafstedt

Opis

The first full-length examination of Bartok's 1911 opera Duke Bluebeard's Castle, this is an authoritative study of one of the twentieth century's enduring operatic works. Leafstedt adopts a broad approach to the study of opera by introducing, in addition to the expected music-dramatic analysis, topics of a more interdisciplinary nature that are new to the field of Bartok studies.

Recenzje

"Because of Leafstedt's deep study, we go through the seven doors of Bluebeard's castle, musically and dramatically. On this extended journey we gain a better understanding of the intricacies of the plot and the dramatic action. His thorough examination of the folklore surrounding the myth of Bluebeard proves quite enlightening." - - The Opera Journal