Sex Drugs Opera

Author : Roland Orzabal
Publisher : Crucial 7th Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781909122710
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sex, Drugs & Opera written by Roland Orzabal and published by Crucial 7th Publishing. This book was released on 2014-08-20 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Solomon Capri is a semi-retired pop star who appears to be settling contentedly into middle-age. With his gorgeous, successful wife, Jenny, his country pile, and gold discs hanging in his plush bathroom, he seems to have it all. But all is not well between Jenny and Solomon; as her business continues to grow, her affection for her husband begins to diminish, and soon divorce is on the cards. To try and win Jenny back, Solomon throws his bruised heart into trying out for a reality TV show that turns lapsed pop acts into opera singers. The ace up his sleeve is an eccentric octogenarian opera coach he employs to get ahead of the competition but, to his surprise, Solomon learns far more than how to improve the quality of his vibrato; especially when his coach asks Solomon to duet with newly single Samantha... Sex, Drugs & Opera is the debut novel of Tears for Fears musician, Roland Orzabal.

Author : Margaret Cormier
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
ISBN 13 : 0472903632
Total Pages : 211 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rape at the Opera written by Margaret Cormier and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2024-01-08 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most-performed operas today were written at least a hundred years ago and carry some outdated and deeply problematic ideas. When performed uncritically, the misogyny, racism, and other ideologies present in many of these works clash with modern sensibilities. In Rape at the Opera, Margaret Cormier argues that production and performance are vital elements of opera, and that contemporary opera practitioners not only interpret but create operatic works when they put them onstage. Where some directors explicitly respond to contemporary dialogues about sexual violence, others utilize sexual violence as a surefire way to titillate, to shock, and to generate press for a new production. Drawing on archival footage as well as attendance at live events, Cormier analyzes productions of canonic operas from German, Italian, and French traditions from the eighteenth to the early twentieth century, including Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Don Giovanni, La forza del destino, Un ballo in maschera, Salome, and Turandot. In doing so, Cormier highlights the dynamism of twenty-first-century opera performance practice with regard to sexual violence, establishes methods to evaluate representations of sexual violence on the opera stage, and reframes the primary responsibility of opera critics and creators as being not to opera composers and librettists but to the public.

Author : Catherynne M. Valente
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1481497510
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Space Opera written by Catherynne M. Valente and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2018-04-10 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2019 HUGO AWARD FINALIST, BEST NOVEL The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy meets the joy and glamour of Eurovision in bestselling author Catherynne M. Valente's science fiction spectacle, where sentient races compete for glory in a galactic musical contest…and the stakes are as high as the fate of planet Earth. A century ago, the Sentience Wars tore the galaxy apart and nearly ended the entire concept of intelligent space-faring life. In the aftermath, a curious tradition was invented—something to cheer up everyone who was left and bring the shattered worlds together in the spirit of peace, unity, and understanding. Once every cycle, the great galactic civilizations gather for the Metagalactic Grand Prix—part gladiatorial contest, part beauty pageant, part concert extravaganza, and part continuation of the wars of the past. Species far and wide compete in feats of song, dance and/or whatever facsimile of these can be performed by various creatures who may or may not possess, in the traditional sense, feet, mouths, larynxes, or faces. And if a new species should wish to be counted among the high and the mighty, if a new planet has produced some savage group of animals, machines, or algae that claim to be, against all odds, sentient? Well, then they will have to compete. And if they fail? Sudden extermination for their entire species. This year, though, humankind has discovered the enormous universe. And while they expected to discover a grand drama of diplomacy, gunships, wormholes, and stoic councils of aliens, they have instead found glitter, lipstick, and electric guitars. Mankind will not get to fight for its destiny—they must sing. Decibel Jones and the Absolute Zeroes have been chosen to represent their planet on the greatest stage in the galaxy. And the fate of Earth lies in their ability to rock.

Author : Scott Miller
Publisher : UPNE
ISBN 13 : 1555537618
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll, and Musicals written by Scott Miller and published by UPNE. This book was released on 2011 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An endlessly entertaining and informative look at how musicals have both reflected and adapted to America's changing mores

Author : Joseph Cone
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1003809219
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Seeing Opera Anew written by Joseph Cone and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-12-19 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What people ultimately want from opera, audience research suggests, is to be absorbed in a story that engages their feelings, even moves them deeply, and that may lead them to insights about life and, perhaps, themselves. How and why can this combination of music and drama do that? What causes people to be moved by opera? How is it that people may become more informed about living and their own lives? Seeing Opera Anew addresses these fundamental questions. Most approaches to opera present information solely from the humanities, providing musical, literary, and historical interpretations, but this book offers a “stereo” perspective, adding insights from the sciences closely related to human life, including evolutionary biology, psychology, anthropology, and neuroscience. It can be hoped that academic specialists less familiar with the science will find points of interest in this book’s novel approach, and that open-minded students and inquisitive opera-goers will be stimulated by its “cultural and biological perspective.”

Author : Mike Doughty
Publisher : Da Capo Press
ISBN 13 : 0306818779
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Book of Drugs written by Mike Doughty and published by Da Capo Press. This book was released on 2012-01-10 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recounts the addiction and recovery of the world-renowned solo artist and former lead singer and songwriter of Soul Coughing.

Author : Gyles Lingwood
Publisher : Laurence King Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1529420253
Total Pages : 426 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Copywriting Third Edition written by Gyles Lingwood and published by Laurence King Publishing. This book was released on 2022-09-13 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An inspiring and essential book for everyone interested in improving the way they write. - Brian Minards, School of Advertising, Academy of Art University, San Francisco Writing copy is often assumed to be a natural talent. However, there are simple techniques you can employ to craft strong written content with ease. This revised edition teaches the art of writing great copy for digital media, branding, advertising, direct marketing, retailing, catalogues, company magazines and internal communications, and aspects of writing for social media are integrated throughout. There are also new interviews and case studies. Using a series of exercises and up-to-date illustrated examples of award-winning campaigns and communication, *Copywriting, Third Edition takes you through step-by-step processes that can help you to write content quickly and effectively.

Author : Alexandra Wilson
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1780741723
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Opera written by Alexandra Wilson and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-12-01 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Opera is often dismissed as outdated and excessive, and perceived to be characterised by excessive passions, sumptuous costumes, and ill-mannered divas. In reality, however, operas address the most fundamental and universal of human concerns - love, death, jealousy, greed, and power. Revealing the diverse reasons behind opera's lasting appeal, opera champion and expert Alexandra Wilson provides a lucid and engaging introduction to the agendas that have governed its composition, production and reception over the last four centuries, and explains the reasons behind its enduring appeal.

Author : Elizabeth Searle
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476665281
Total Pages : 182 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Soap Opera Confidential written by Elizabeth Searle and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2017-03-20 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Soap operas have captured loyal, often lifelong viewers since the first American daytime serial debuted in 1949. In this collection of 29 new and five classic essays and recollections, authors and soap opera insiders delve into the passion for television melodrama that compels viewers to "tune in tomorrow." The contributors include iconic soap star Thorsten Kaye, journalist Leigh Montville, authors Elinor Lipman and Ann Hood, and editors of Soaps in Depth magazine. They explore the soap phenomenon from a range of perspectives and consider the appeal of a venerable genre in which, as novelist Jacquelyn Mitchard observes, "everyone's life was more depressing than mine."

Author : Blair Tindall
Publisher : Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1555847463
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mozart in the Jungle written by Blair Tindall and published by Grove/Atlantic, Inc.. This book was released on 2007-12-01 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The memoir that inspired the two-time Golden Globe Award–winning comedy series: “Funny . . . heartbreaking . . . [and] utterly absorbing” (Lee Smith, New York Times–bestselling author of Guests on Earth). Oboist Blair Tindall recounts her decades-long professional career as a classical musician—from the recitals and Broadway orchestra performances to the secret life of musicians who survive hand to mouth in the backbiting New York classical music scene, where musicians trade sexual favors for plum jobs and assignments in orchestras across the city. Tindall and her fellow journeymen musicians often play drunk, high, or hopelessly hungover, live in decrepit apartments, and perform in hazardous conditions—working-class musicians who schlep across the city between low-paying gigs, without health-care benefits or retirement plans, a stark contrast to the rarefied experiences of overpaid classical musician superstars. An incisive, no-holds-barred account, Mozart in the Jungle is the first true, behind-the-scenes look at what goes on backstage and in the orchestra pit. The book that inspired the Amazon Original series starring Gael García Bernal and Lola Kirke, this is “a fresh, highly readable and caustic perspective on an overglamorized world” (Publishers Weekly).