The History of The Musical

by Richard Fawkes, Kim Criswell (Read by)

Overview

The History of the Musical is a unique, bold, and entertaining undertaking that traces the musical from its origins in classical music (Gay's The Beggar's Opera, Offenbach's operettas and Gilbert and Sullivan) to its flowering in America; Showboat, Anything Goes, High Society, Guys and Dolls, Oklahoma, West Side Story, The Sound of Music, Oliver, Cabaret, A Little Night Music, The Rocky Horror Show, The Phantom of the Opera, and an almost endless list of other classics.

Endless too are the stars who brought life to these musicals: the composers Kern, Porter, Gershwin, Bernstein, Lloyd Webber; the famous partnerships such as Rogers and Hammerstein, Lerner and Loewe; the performers Ethel Merman, Mary Martin, Howard Keel, Julie Andrews ... and the tempestuous creative background to the productions themselves. With over 120 musical examples illustrating this remarkable story, the history of the musical in all its glory comes alive.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781094015934
Publisher:	Naxos
Publication date:	04/14/2020
Product dimensions:	5.30(w) x 7.50(h) x 0.00(d)

About the Author

Richard Fawkes is a writer, director, and producer who specializes in classical music. He is a regular contributor to Opera Now,
Classical Music magazine, and The
Singer, and has contributed to the BBC Music
Magazine, Gramophone, the Daily
Telegraph, She, the Sunday Telegraph,
the Sunday Times, and the Independent, mostly on music and the arts.
He is the author of several books, including Opera on Film, Welsh National Opera, Notes from a Low Singer, Fighting for a Laugh, and The Last Corner of
Arabia, among others. His audio productions, The History of Classical Music
and The History of Opera, won Talkie Awards.