{"product_id":"9780714544304","title":"The Operas of Michael Tippett: English National Opera Guide 29","description":"\u003cp\u003eEnglish National Opera Guides are ideal companions to the opera. They provide stimulating introductory articles together with the libretto and illustrations. Although it is impossible to trace any one particular theme running through the operas of Michael Tippett, the libretti of his four operas are fascinating to compare. The dense allusions of\u003ci\u003e The Midsummer Marriage\u003c\/i\u003e (1955), here annotated, gave way to the classical formality of \u003ci\u003eKing Priam\u003c\/i\u003e (1962); the psycho-analytical preoccupations of \u003ci\u003eThe Knot Garden\u003c\/i\u003e (1970) hardly foreshadow the contemporary political commentary of \u003ci\u003eThe Ice Break\u003c\/i\u003e (1977). Each work breaks new ground and provokes unexpected responses. The libretti offer unique introductions to the music. They incidentally throw a searching light on the direction of British theater since 1945.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oneworld Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47025110614256,"sku":"9780714544304","price":28.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780714544304_p0.jpg?v=1763620735","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780714544304","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}