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Item specifics

Condition
Very good: A book that does not look new and has been read but is in excellent condition. No obvious ...
Book Title
Lina Cavalieri: The Life of Opera's Greatest Beauty, 1874-1944
Narrative Type
Theater
Genre
N/A
Intended Audience
N/A
Subject
Film / General, General, Film / History & Criticism
ISBN
9780786420650
Subject Area
Music, Performing Arts
Publication Name
Opera Singer and the Silent Film
Item Length
10 in
Publisher
Mcfarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication Year
2005
Type
Textbook
Format
Perfect
Language
English
Item Height
0.6 in
Author
Paul Fryer
Item Width
7 in
Item Weight
19.2 Oz
Number of Pages
312 Pages

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Film technology developments in the early 20th century opened up a new world of possibilities for the motion picture industry, and opera, relying as it did on the melodramatic storyline and grand pantomime acting, was an ideal subject for early silent film. Even deprived of their principal glory--their voices--opera singers were among the first prominent screen stars. This book examines the relationship between the established operatic stars of the late 19th and early 20th centuries and the newly developing motion picture industry. It concentrates primarily on developments between 1895 and 1926, from the invention of the commercially exploitable motion picture to the coming of viable sound on film. Early chapters discuss the changing role of the opera star prior to and during the development of film as a popular commercial medium, and explore the technological innovations that eventually enabled opera to move out of the strict confines of the opera house and to be viewed by a global audience. Later chapters expose the fragile relationship between art and the entertainment industry in the early decades of the motion picture, and show how the opera helped establish a balance between film as a new art form and its commercial exploitation. Also discussed is the extent to which the inclusion of opera in early motion pictures contributed to the broader democratization of art. The book concludes with four detailed case studies that examine the experiences of operatic performers who made the transition to the silent screen and who made a notable impact on the early movie industry. An extensive filmography is included to provide the reader with full details of films cited and archival locations of surviving materials.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Mcfarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
ISBN-10
0786420650
ISBN-13
9780786420650
eBay Product ID (ePID)
43553149

Product Key Features

Author
Paul Fryer
Publication Name
Opera Singer and the Silent Film
Format
Perfect
Language
English
Subject
Film / General, General, Film / History & Criticism
Publication Year
2005
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Music, Performing Arts
Number of Pages
312 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
10 in
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Width
7 in
Item Weight
19.2 Oz

Additional Product Features

LCCN
2005-020082
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Number of Volumes
1 Vol.
Lc Classification Number
Pn1995.9.O64f79 2006
Table of Content
Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Introduction 1. The Opera Singer and the Media 2. The Arrival of Film 3. Art and/or Exploitation: Broadening Definitions of Art in the Popular Setting 4. The Performer, the Producer and the Product: Recording the Performance 5. Popularization and Accessibility: The Democratization of an Art Form Conclusion Appendix: The Singers and Their Films--Four Case Studies Geraldine Farrar Enrico Caruso Feodor Chaliapin Hope Hampton Filmography Notes Bibliography Index
Copyright Date
2005
Dewey Decimal
791.43/657
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes

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