Title:
In character : opera portraiture / John F. Martin
Author:
Martin, John F. (Photographer), photographer.
Publication Information:
Milwaukee, WI : Amadeus Press, an imprint of Hal Leonard Corporation, 2014.
©2014
Call Number:
ML1700 .M378 2014
Abstract:
Features the work of John F. Martin, who for years set up a portable studio in the basement of the San Francisco Opera and photographed the players in costume and full makeup.
ISBN:
9781574674538
Physical Description:
xxxv, 171 pages : color portraits ; 31 cm
General Note:
Includes photo index.
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Contents:
Foreword / Amy Tan -- Preface / David Gockley -- Introduction / John Martin -- Opera on and off stage / Tom Sutcliffe -- And when I put on my costume... / Dr. Marcia Green -- The dramatic finery of operatic characterization / Dr. Geoffrey Green -- Costume and character / an interview with Danielle de Niese -- Portraits. Heroes and villains; Ingénues and worldly women; Nobility, aristocracy, and high society; Townspeople and villagers; Artists, clergy, and other professionals; Soldiers, servants, and slaves; Gypsies and outcasts; Biblical and exotic lands; Fantasia.
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