Handel's Julius Caesar (Opera Journeys Mini Guide Series).
Title:
Handel's Julius Caesar (Opera Journeys Mini Guide Series).
Author:
Fisher, Burton D.
ISBN:
9781930841208
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (32 pages)
Contents:
COVER -- JULIUS CAESAR (by George Frederic Handel) -- Story Synopsis -- Principal Characters in the Opera -- Story Narrative with Music Highlights -- ACT I: Outside Alexandria near a tributary of the Nile spanned by a bridge. -- Cleopatra's room. -- Caesar's camp. -- An antechamber hall in Ptolemy's palace. -- ACT II: A cedar grove with Mount Parnassus in the background. -- A garden in Ptolemy's seraglio near a zoo of wild animals. -- Cleopatra's room. -- Ptolemy's seraglio. -- ACT III: On the shore near Alexandria. -- Cleopatra's apartments. -- Ptolemy's seraglio. -- The harbor of Alexandria. -- Handel and Julius Caesar: Commentary and Analysis.
Abstract:
A comprehensive guide to Handel's JULIUS CAESAR, featuring Principal Characters in the opera, Brief Story Synopsis, Story Narrative with Music Highlight Examples, and an insightful and in depth Commentary and Analysis by Burton D. Fisher, noted opera author and lecturer.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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