{"product_id":"szymanowskis-king-roger-the-opera-and-its-origins-hardcover","title":"Szymanowski's King Roger: The Opera and Its Origins - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlistair Wightman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA guide to the origins and music of Szymanowski's exquisitely beautiful opera \u003ci\u003eKing Roger\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKarol Szymanowski (1881-1937), the most important Polish composer after Chopin, wrote only two operas, the second of which, \u003ci\u003eKing Roger\u003c\/i\u003e, completed in 1924, is a masterpiece. After decades of neglect this magnificent work hasbegun to receive more attention around the world, and this first extended study of \u003ci\u003eKing Roger\u003c\/i\u003e investigates its origins, uncovers its ideology, examines its music and documents its history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The book opens with an outline of the role the theatre played in Szymanowski's career, from his early operetta, \u003ci\u003eLottery for Husbands\u003c\/i\u003e, and the rousing ballet panotmime, \u003ci\u003eHarnasie\u003c\/i\u003e, based on legends from the Polish highlands. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Intracing the evolution of \u003ci\u003eKing Roger\u003c\/i\u003e from conception to completion, Alistair Wightman, one of the leading Szymanowki scholars, examines the contribution of the co-librettist, Jaroslaw Iwaszkiewicz, and serveys the various strands which make up its ideology, from Euripides \u003ci\u003eThe Bacchae\u003c\/i\u003e and Plato \u003ci\u003ePhaedrus\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Symposium\u003c\/i\u003e to works by Pater, Nietzsche, Merezhkovsky and Micinski. He charts Szymanowski's fascination with the historical background of the opera, the world of the twelfth-century ruler of Norman Sicily, Roger II (1095-1154). Szymanowski's own novel, \u003ci\u003eEfebos\u003c\/i\u003e, written in 1918-19 and only partially preserved offers intriguing parallels with hisopera. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eALISTAIR WIGHTMAN has written extensively about Polish music of the early twentieth century and his translation, \u003ci\u003eSzymanowski on Music\u003c\/i\u003e was published by Toccata Press in 1999.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 171\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9.3 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 21, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51323819360479,"sku":"9780907689911","price":46.57,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/georbella.com\/products\/szymanowskis-king-roger-the-opera-and-its-origins-hardcover","provider":"Georbella","version":"1.0","type":"link"}