Description
Offers a critical and contextual study of the last four operas of Prokofiev, the leading opera composer in Stalin's Soviet Union.
About the Author
Nathan Seinen is Assistant Professor of Musicology at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. His articles have appeared in Music & Letters and the Cambridge Opera Journal, and he is the 2010 recipient of the Alfred Einstein Award from the American Musicological Society.
Reviews
'As the first sustained study of Prokofiev's late operas, Prokofiev's Soviet Operas is an impressive contribution to our understanding of music in Stalinist Russia.' Kevin Bartig, The Russian Review
'... Nathan Seinen sheds new light on Sergei Prokofev's long career as an opera composer, focusing on the four works composed in the Soviet Union ... the analysis abounds in felicitous and often original insights.' P. R. Bullock, The Slavonic and East European Review
Book Information
ISBN 9781107460799
Author Nathan Seinen
Format Paperback
Page Count 269
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 480g
Dimensions(mm) 249mm * 167mm * 15mm