War and peace / Composed by Sergey Prokofiev ; Conducted by Valery Gergiev ; Directed by Graham Vick ; Choreographed by Alexander Polubentsev ; Kirov Orchestra, Kirov Opera Chorus. by Prokofiev, Sergey, 1891-1953

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The shameful peace : how French artists and intellectuals survived the Nazi occupation / Frederic Spotts. by Spotts, Frederic

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The culture wars of the late Renaissance : skeptics, libertines, and opera / Edward Muir. by Muir, Edward, 1946-

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BBC Proms. producer, Caroline Speed ; directed by David Stevens ; [music by MIkhail Glinka]. by Glinka, M. I. (Mikhail Ivanovich), 1804-1857

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The singing Turk : Ottoman power and operatic emotions on the European stage from the siege of Vienna to the age of Napoleon / Larry Wolff. by Wolff, Larry

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : operatic representation and the Triplex Confinium -- The captive sultan : operatic transfigurations of the Ottoman menace after the siege of Vienna -- The generous Turk : captive Christians and operatic comedy in Paris -- The triumphant sultana : Suleiman and his operatic harem -- The Turkish subjects of Gluck and Haydn : comic opera in war and peace -- Osmin in Vienna : Mozart's Abduction and the centennial of the Ottoman siege -- "To honor the emperor" : Pasha Selim and Emperor Joseph in the age of enlightened absolutism -- The Ottoman adventures of Rossini and Napoleon : Kaimacacchi and Missipipi at La Scala -- Pappataci and Kaimakan : reflections in a Mediterranean mirror -- An Ottoman prince in the romantic imagination : the libertine adventures of Rossini's Turkish traveler -- Maometto in Naples and Venice : the operatic charisma of the conqueror -- Rossini's Siege of Paris : Ottoman subjects in the French restoration -- The decline and disappearance of the singing Turk : Ottoman reform, the Eastern question, and the European operatic repertory.…”
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German opera : from the beginnings to Wagner / John Warrack. by Warrack, John, 1928-

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The operatic state : cultural policy and the opera house / Ruth Bereson. by Bereson, Ruth

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In place of a show : what happens inside theatres when nothing is happening / Augusto Corrieri by Corrieri, Augusto

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Peter Grimes on Aldeburgh Beach / music by Benjamin Britten ; libretto by Montagu Slater ; live production directed by Tim Albery. by Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976

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Billy Budd / composed by Benjamin Britten ; libretto by E.M. Forster and Eric Crozier ; conducted by David Atherton ; directed by Tim Albery ; Chorus and Orchestra of the English National Opera. by Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976

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The Place de la Bastille : the story of a quartier / Keith Reader. by Reader, Keith

Table of Contents: “…: The Second Empire from Haussmann to the Commune -- "Satan's bagpipes" : La Belle Époque's forty-three years of peace -- "Villains, stars and everybody in between" : The First War and the 'entre-deux-guerres' -- "Slicked hair and splendid sideburns" : Occupation and Liberation -- "Let's have some sun!" …”
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The glass mountain / Renown Pictures Corp. ; a Victoria Film production ; produced by Fred Zelnik, Joseph Janni ; directed by Henry Cass. Lucia of Lammermoor [highlights] / music by Donizetti ; produced by George Richfield. by Rota, Nino, 1911-1979

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Thank God : An African-American Docu-Opera — Part 4 / Tony Brown Productions.

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Thank God : An Afro-American Docu-Opera -Abridged / Tony Brown Productions.

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The war of the worlds : from H.G. Wells to Orson Welles, Jeff Wayne, Steven Spielberg and beyond / Peter J. Beck. by Beck, Peter (Peter J.)

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Gala concert : 50th anniversary of the reopening of the Vienna State Opera.

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Dido and Aeneas / Henry Purcell ; director & choreographer, Wayne McGregor ; directed for the screen by Jonathan Haswell. by Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695

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Drama and politics in the English Civil War / Susan Wiseman. by Wiseman, Susan

Table of Contents: “…the politics of court entertainment in translation and performance -- 6. national identity, topic and genre in Davenant's protectorate opera -- 7. Genre, politics and place: the social body in the dramatic career of John Tatham -- 8. …”

The juggler of Notre Dame and the medievalizing of modernity. making a show of the jongleur / Jan M. Ziolkowski. by Ziolkowski, Jan M., 1956-

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In the arena : a memoir of love, war, and politics / Charles Robb, Virginia Governor, Senator, and U.S. Marine. by Robb, Charles S.

Table of Contents: “…Foreword / by President Bill Clinton -- The path to Quantico -- The president's daughter -- A White House wedding -- The weight of war -- Boots on the ground -- Bulletproof -- Returning home -- A growing family -- Larger than life -- Stepping into the fray -- A future worthy of her past -- No higher honor -- The democracy of opportunity -- The aristocracy of merit -- The long hot summer -- Clean sweep -- Sacred cows -- Pandora's box -- A new challenge -- The most exclusive club -- Distant lands, faraway lives -- Issues of war and peace -- A national soap opera -- The tale of the tape -- Guns, gays, and Old Glory -- An imperfect candidate -- Taking a stand -- Bayview -- A passion play -- Against the wind -- Free at last -- The green zone -- Over the horizon -- Always a Marine.…”
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