Potter, John (Tenor)
Tenor : history of a voice / John Potter. - xi, 305 pages : illustrations, music ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [292]-293) and index. Includes Web resources.
The prehistory of the voice -- Handel, Mozart and the tenor-castrato connection -- Nourrit, Duprez and the tenorino d'hier -- The tenor as artist -- Caruso and the Italian succession -- The romantic tenor hero -- Splendid isolationists? : the British Isles in the twentieth century -- France and the decline of linguistic lyricism -- Russia and the preservation of lost traditions -- The twentieth-century Heldentenor -- Post-war losses and gains -- Notes --Tenorography -- Audio, video and website sources -- Select bibliography -- Index.
9780300118735 (paperback)
2009920776
GBA906038 bnb
014883411 Uk
Tenors (Singers)--History.
Singing--History.
Nonfiction
ML1400 / P68 2009
Tenor : history of a voice / John Potter. - xi, 305 pages : illustrations, music ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [292]-293) and index. Includes Web resources.
The prehistory of the voice -- Handel, Mozart and the tenor-castrato connection -- Nourrit, Duprez and the tenorino d'hier -- The tenor as artist -- Caruso and the Italian succession -- The romantic tenor hero -- Splendid isolationists? : the British Isles in the twentieth century -- France and the decline of linguistic lyricism -- Russia and the preservation of lost traditions -- The twentieth-century Heldentenor -- Post-war losses and gains -- Notes --Tenorography -- Audio, video and website sources -- Select bibliography -- Index.
9780300118735 (paperback)
2009920776
GBA906038 bnb
014883411 Uk
Tenors (Singers)--History.
Singing--History.
Nonfiction
ML1400 / P68 2009