Opera: Passion, Power, Politics

by Kate Bailey

Opera is traditionally regarded as an elitist art form, far removed from reality with its fantastical plots and melodramatic divas. This lush new book shows that beneath all the opulent sets and sumptuous costumes, opera--like all the arts--draws on essential human emotions, creating an experience that can be endlessly reinvented to reflect changes in society. Through the lens of seven opera premieres in seven cities across the past 400 years, the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1851779280
• ISBN13: 9781851779284
• Release Date: October 2017
• Publisher: Victoria & Albert Museum
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 4.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 9.7" x 12.5"