After the Twilight of the gods : opera experiments, new media and the opera of the future / Michael Earley. Making culture popular : opera and the media industries / Sam O'Connell -- Opera criticism : state of the art and beyond / Daniel Meyer-Dinkgräfe -- Gods and heroes or monsters of the media? / Trevor Siemens -- Opera and the audio recording industry / Robert Cannon -- Opera singers as pop stars : opera within the popular music industry / Christopher Newell and George Newell -- Cross-cuts and arias : the language of film and its impact on opera / Kevin Stephens -- Opera on optical video disc, or the latest (and final?) avatar of the Gesamtkunstwerk / Pierre Bellemare -- Wunderkammer : light as a scenographic and dramaturgical tool in opera / Hansjörg Schmidt -- Opera, art and industrial production : lighting at the Royal Opera House, London / Nick Hunt -- After the Twilight of the gods : opera experiments, new media and the opera of the future / Michael Earley.
Summary:
"This collection of essays explores the relationship between opera and the development of media technology from the late 19th to the early 21st century. The contributing authors cover a variety of topics including audio, video and film recording, contemporary critical responses, popular and "high brow" culture, live and recorded performance, lighting and performance technology, media marketing and advertising"-- Provided by publisher.
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