Gladys Davidson
Författare till Sinbads Seven Voyages
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Verk av Gladys Davidson
Stories from the Russian Operas 4 exemplar
Myth Stories of Greece and Rome 1 exemplar
A treasury of opera biography 1 exemplar
La rose magique 1 exemplar
Opera Stories for Young People 1 exemplar
Talking of Animals 1 exemplar
Tabard and Shield 1 exemplar
More opera stories for young people 1 exemplar
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Statistik
- Verk
- 29
- Medlemmar
- 294
- Popularitet
- #79,674
- Betyg
- 3.1
- Recensioner
- 3
- ISBN
- 18
The Barnes is a fairly late addition to the collection, coming in 1962, and takes the similar approach to some of Davidson's other lauded attempts such as her Stories from the Ballets. Rather than attempting to present a description of the plot as if one were in the opera house (as in Kobbe) or alternatively of providing synopsis with musical analysis (as in Newman), Barnes transforms the plot into a story, told in the past tense, with far more description and emotion than one would usually find. It's a big, chunky volume - and all the better for it - but perhaps has dated more as a result of this. This is the kind of book I revelled in as a child, in those halcyon pre-Internet years, when one had to imagine these stories in lieu of much else. The Barnes doesn't reward rereading because it lacks those additional benefits of the other volumes, but it can be a strong source for some of the operas that have fallen out of the repertory in the last 60 years and thus didn't make it to the video and LP era.
A sweet relic.… (mer)