{"product_id":"2940014601863","title":"HISTORY OF THE OPERA (FROM ITS ORIGIN TO PRESENT)","description":"HISTORY OF THE OPERA.....FROM IT ORIGIN IN ITLAY TO PRESENT TIME. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN A GOOD READ ABOUT THE EARLY DAYS OF THE OPERA...THIS IS IT.  350 PAGES IN PRINT.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIT has often been said, and notably, by J. J. Rousseau, and after him, with characteristic exaggeration, by R. Wagner, that \"Opera\" does not mean so much a musical work, as a musical, poetical, and spectacular work all at once; that \"Opera\" in fact, is \"the work,\" par excellence, to the production of which all the arts are necessary.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Opera proceeds from the sacred musical plays of the 15th century as the modern drama proceeds from the mediæval mysteries. Ménestrier, however, the Jesuit father, assigns to it a far greater antiquity, and considers the Song of Solomon to be the earliest Opera on record, founding his opinion on these words of St. Jérôme, translated from Origen.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOthers see the first specimens of opera in the Greek plays; but the earliest musical dramas of modern Italy, from which the Opera of the present day is descended directly, and in an unbroken line, are \"mysteries\" differing only from the dramatic mysteries in so far that the dialogue in them was sung instead of being spoken. \"The Conversion of St. Paul\" was played in music, at Rome, in 1440. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLooking for another good book?  Just enter the name \"TLC BOOKS, Edited\" at the search box and you will be taken to our main page, where you will be able to peruse all our titles…many are Christian and Wholesome novels.","brand":"TLC BOOKS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47146138468592,"sku":"2940014601863","price":1.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940014601863_p0.jpg?v=1763611920","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940014601863","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}