How Long to Read Verdi and Puccini Heroines

How Long Does it Take to Read Verdi and Puccini Heroines?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 55 minutes to read Verdi and Puccini Heroines by Geoffrey Edwards

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

New in paperback! This book comes at a time when opera-lovers, singers, directors, and critics alike are taking a new look at the dramatic soprano heroines created by Giuseppe Verdi and Giacomo Puccini, endeavoring to delve beyond inherited scholarly interpretation and gain a richer understanding of these compelling female characters. Artistically limited by the bel canto musical tradition popular at the time, Verdi launched a new style dramma per musica which also demanded a new soprano archetype. This book illustrates the musical evolution of the Verdi and Puccini soprano while illuminating the dramatic scope and power of these great heroines. Avoiding critical reductionism, Verdi and Puccini Heroines provides an unprecedented and probing discussion of how these great soprano roles were conceived and executed. Accordingly, the authors take a three-dimensional look at these heroines, examining seven operas: Il Trovatore, La Forza del Destino, Aida, La Bohème, Tosca, Madama Butterfly, and Turandot. The chapters, which are fully self-contained analyses, contain translations, illustrative musical examples, supplementary notes, and references to each opera's literary sources. The musical analysis, while thorough, is descriptive and accessible to all levels of readers.

How long is Verdi and Puccini Heroines?

Verdi and Puccini Heroines by Geoffrey Edwards is 228 pages long, and a total of 58,824 words.

This makes it 77% the length of the average book. It also has 72% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Verdi and Puccini Heroines Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 21 minutes to read Verdi and Puccini Heroines aloud.

What Reading Level is Verdi and Puccini Heroines?

Verdi and Puccini Heroines is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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