Advanced Search
Print - Close Window
www.greenwood.com/catalog/AOM%2f.aspx
All Greenwood Products
Opera Mediagraphy Video Recordings and Motion Pictures
(Click to Enlarge)
This book is not currently available for purchase Online. Please call 1-800-225-5800 to backorder.
Book Code: AOM/
ISBN: 0-313-28490-3
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-28490-8
288 pages
Greenwood Press
Publication: 10/30/1993
List Price: $98.95 (UK Sterling Price: £57.95)
Availability: Out of stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 X 9 1/4
Subjects:
Series Title: Music Reference Collection
Series Number: 40
Awards:
  • Choice Outstanding Academic Book, 1994
Reviews:
  • ...A useful, well-executed selection aid for a type of material not systematically dealt with elsewhere. All in-print and some out-of-print, videos in US format are listed for each opera, as are all available motion picture and laser disks. Recommended for all academic library reference sections.
    —Choice
  • An original reference work, documenting operas transferred to film or videotape, arranged in alphabetical order with full credits, bibliographic references, and information as to video release or archival source. The works are indexed by singers and conductors, composers and production types. The book is of value to opera lovers and as a library resource. It is also worth noting that many of the titles listed here are probably difficult to document in any of the standard reference sources.

    Classic Images
  • A very welcome addition to a relatively new corner of music bibliography. Opera Mediagraphy lists operas issued in film (16 and 35mm) and video (videotape or laser disk) formate. The entries are attractively laid out and easy to read and include a description of the original production (stage, TV, film), technical specifications (sound, color, duration), and language (including subtitles). The cast lists are complete and match performers to their roles. Especially welcome is the inclusion of citations for reviews drawn from more than twenty-two published sources.
    RQ Summer 1994
  • ...an excellent source of information for anyone working with a video collection. The information contained within each entry and the layout are consistent and easy to read. The book can be used as a collection development tool for libraries developing a video collection or by individuals building a collection of their own.
    Notes
Description: Opera Mediagraphy lists operas released as motion pictures, both as theatrical feature films on 35mm film and educational films on 16mm film and videorecordings, including the VHS videotape format and optical video laser disc, though restricted to those that have been released in the United States in the American television standard video called NTSC (National Television Standards Committee). In addition to all possible information available concerning each opera, citations to reviews are included from over twenty-two sources ranging from opera journals to video review periodicals to general publications. Each review is given a rating based on the mediagrapher's reading and interpretation of the reviewer's intent. This scholarly listing will be of interest to academic and public libraries as well as to individual opera fans.
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Listing of Operas by Title
  • Appendix A: Motion Pictures and Television Productions, Abbreviated Listing
  • Appendix B: Distributors
  • Index of Singers and Conductors
  • Index of Composers
  • Index of Production Types
LC Card Number: 93-28491
LCC Class: ML158
Dewey Class: 016.7821
All rights reserved. Copyright © 1999-2008 Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc.
88 Post Road West, Westport CT 06881, (203) 226-3571