Book of Donmon Teith

Why do so many operas end in suicide, murder, and death? Why do many characters in large-scale operas exhibit neurotic behaviors worthy of psychoanalysis? Why a

The first comprehensive attempt to map the current field of opera studies by leading scholars in the discipline.

This book tells the story of how a regional Chinese theatrical form, Shanghai Yue Opera, evolved from the all-male ‘beggar’s song’ of the early twentieth

Closely examining five French operas, this book reveals how and why grand opera sought to bring the past alive.

Stagecrafting the City -- Florence, Opera, and Technological Modernity -- Funeral Entrainments -- Errico Petrella's Jone and the Band -- Global Voices -- Adelin