From the New York Times review of the Dallas Operas performance of Orlando furioso and the international symposium on Baroque opera:". . . it was a serious; thoughtful; consistent and imaginative realization of a beautiful; long-neglected work; one that fully deserved all the loving attention it received. As such; the production and its attendant symposium made a positive contribution to the cause of Baroque opera . . . . "Baroque opera experienced a revival in the late twentieth century. Its popularity; however; has given rise to a number of perplexing and exciting questions regarding literary sources; librettos; theater design; set design; stage movement; and costumesmdash;even the editing of the operas. In 1980; the Dallas Opera produced the American premier of Vivaldis Orlando furioso; which met with much acclaim. Concurrently an international symposium on the subject of Baroque opera was held at Southern Methodist University. Authorities from around the world met to discuss the operatic works of Vivaldi; Handel; and other Baroque composers as well as the characteristics of the genre. Michael Collins and Elise Kirk; deputy chair and chair of the symposium; edited the papers to produce this groundbreaking study; which will be of great interest to music scholars and opera lovers throughout the world. Contributors to Opera and Vivaldi include Shirley Wynne; John Walter Hill; Andrew Porter; Eleanor Selfridge-Field; Howard Mayer Brown; William Holmes; Ellen Rosand; and the editors.
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Not very helpfulBy Harold RothI looked forward to reading this book. I was encouraged by the reviews and by the table of contents. But after spending the past several days with it; I have to say that I have gotten very little out of it at all. Perhaps it is because I do not have a background in philosophy and have not got a lot of patience for it. My background is in lit theory and art history. If you are an artist; I do not think you will find much that is helpful in this book. Its not that I expected anything practical. I expected a theorizing of the problems of depiction in art; including color and form. Instead; I found what seems to me like a lot of quibbling over; for instance; whether something looks like or represents something else. Yes; there is a difference. Does it actually matter? Maybe to philosophers it does. But to artists? I do not think so.3 of 6 people found the following review helpful. Thoroughly worth readingBy Peter G. BuckleyAt last we have a thorough going critique of the subjectivist position. This book is equally suited to those approaching the subject from the philosophical viewpoint and those who are active workers in the fields of visual representation.
