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Of Lena Geyer
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Davenport, Marcia [books].
Of Lena Geyer. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1936.
- Notes:
reprinted by Grosset and Dunlap in 1940's.
- ISBN: 0848807952
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- See Also: Singing-Related Novels
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v04.n060: "story of a Czech immigrant who comes to the US and makes a career as an opera singer. The author is knowledgeable about opera and writes well."
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Of Tangible Ghosts
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Modesitt, L. E [books].
Of Tangible Ghosts. Tor Books, 1994.
- ISBN: 0812548221
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v04.n171: author's wife is a classical voice teacher
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Oh, The Places You'll Go!
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Seuss, Dr [books].
Oh, The Places You'll Go!. New York: Random House, 1990.
- ISBN: 0679847367
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- See Also: Self-Help: General
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v02.n368
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On Performing: A Handbook for Actors, Dancers, Singers on the Musical Stage
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Craig, David [books].
On Performing: A Handbook for Actors, Dancers, Singers on the Musical Stage. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1987.
- Notes:
296 pages
- ISBN: 0070133417; Approx. cost in $US as of 10/31/98: $11.96
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- See Also: Singing and Acting
& Musical Theater Resources
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On Singers and Singing: Lectures and an Essay
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Hahn, Reynaldo [books].
On Singers and Singing: Lectures and an Essay. Portland, OR: Amadeus Press, 1990.
- ISBN: 0-931340-22-5
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- See Also: Classical Vocal Training (1900-1949)
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v02.n257; v02.n283: collection of lectures given by author in the 1910's. originally in French
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On Singing Onstage
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Craig, David [books].
On Singing Onstage. Rev. ed. New York: Applause Theatre Book Publishers, 1990.
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296 pages
- ISBN: 1557830436; Approx. cost in $US as of 10/31/98: $11.96
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- See Also: Singing and Acting
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v03.n188 [Craig is recommended highly]
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On Studying Singing
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Kagen, Sergius [books].
On Studying Singing. New York: Dover Publications, Inc, 1950.
- ISBN: 0-486-20622-X; Approx. cost in $US as of 10/28/98: $3.95
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- See Also: Classical Vocal Training (1950 to present)
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Not about how to sing but about how to learn to sing.
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On the Art of Singing
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Miller, Richard [books].
On the Art of Singing. Oxford University Press, 1996.
- ISBN: 0195098250; Approx. cost in $US as of 10/29/98: $35
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- See Also: Classical Vocal Training (1950 to present)
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v03.n186: I do not own a copy, and do not recall the publisher. But they had it at
TOWER BOOKS in Manhattan, which means probably all the major booksellers with
branches of decent selections will carry it.
Readers of the NATS Journal might find many chapters hauntingly familiar.
Richard Miller contributes his monthly column, and many chapters in his new
tome are drawn directly from his storehouse of column essays.
I find him an excellent writer, and a thoughtful researcher.
His bias against non-Western classical music and non-classical Western music
is evident, but the essays I skimmed in the early chapters seemed toned down
in their bias. That is to say, he said more research needs to be made.
Vocalist members will find his breadth and depth of knowledge impressive.
And his vocabulary, too! He uses vocal terminology and musical terms from
French, Italian, and German schools of pedagogy as easily as he uses
technical anatomical descriptions of vocal physiology.
Each of the essays can be read separately. But he has grouped them into
general topic headings (technique, career, etc).
I find his essays particularly interesting because he investigates and
illuminates differences between vocal pedagogs by taking deep looks at their
vocabularly, conceptual models (tonal ideals and such) as well as thephysiology.
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On Wings of Song
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Disch, Thomas M. [books].
On Wings of Song. Carroll & Graf, 1988.
- ISBN: 0881844438; Approx. cost in $US as of 11/9/98: $3.95
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On Wings of Song is dark science fiction about pursuing dreams, about a bleak future of opression and poverty, about the magic of being an outcast, and about singing. Disch is an excellent writer, and the engaging, comfortable pace belies the fact that the story is hard and thoughtful. The protagonist lives in a world in which, aided by technology, singing can literally free one's soul to fly anywhere, leaving a husk behind that can be reinhabited later if the soul wishes and if the body has not stopped working. Flying is a skill and art that many think is immoral and that not everyone can master. Singing an aria, an art song, or a popular song can bring a person to fly as long as the performer has the perfect intellectual balance between the music and the words. The protagonist, a young man from the oppressive nation-state of Iowa, sets it as his goal to learn to fly. The pursuit of his dream brings him both wild success and complete failure.
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Once More From the Beginning
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Merrill, Robert [books].
Once More From the Beginning. New York: Macmillan, 1965.
- See Also: Biographies
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v02.n288
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Opera 101: A Complete Guide to Learning and Loving Opera
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Plotkin, Fred [books].
Opera 101: A Complete Guide to Learning and Loving Opera. Hyperion Press, 1994.
- ISBN: 0786880252
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- See Also: Opera Resources
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v03.n019: "talks in [some] detail about the different voice types, the typical roles those voice types sing in opera, and examples of each voice type."
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OPERA America Career Guide for Singers
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[unknown], [books].
OPERA America Career Guide for Singers. Washington, DC.
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Purchase from OPERA America;1156 15th Street, NW; Suite 810; Washington, DC 20005-0735; 202-293-4466; 202-393-0735 (fax); email: frontdesk@operaam.org; Website: http://www.operaam.org
- Approx. cost in $US as of 11/1/98: $30
- See Also: American Music Business Sources
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This is a standard resource for singers in America. I would probably rate it five stars if I really had used it much, but I have not, so I just wanted to call attention to this book with some stars since it is an important resource.
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v02.n191; v04.n736: "You can find out about these programs (and tons more opera info such as Producing Organizations, Institutes and Workshops, Degree-Granting Educational Institutions and Competitions and Grants)....This directory is a MUST for singers and I highly recommend ordering one if you don't have one already."
- Related webpage: http://www.operaam.org
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Opera and its Symbols: The Unity of Words, Music, and Staging
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Donington, Robert [books].
Opera and its Symbols: The Unity of Words, Music, and Staging. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1990.
- ISBN: 0300056613
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- See Also: Symbolism and Mythology
& Opera Resources
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Opera for Dummies
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Pogue, David [books], Scott Peck [books].
Opera for Dummies. Foster City, CA: IDG Books, 1997.
- ISBN: 0764550101
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- See Also: Opera Resources
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v04.n61
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Opera in Seventeenth-Century Venice: The Creation of a Genre
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Rosand, Ellen [books].
Opera in Seventeenth-Century Venice: The Creation of a Genre. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1991.
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684 pages
- ISBN: 0520068084; Approx. cost in $US as of 11/4/98: $173.75
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- See Also: Histories
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v03.n291
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