Opera in the Media Age

This collection of essays explores the relationship between opera and the development of media technology from the late 19th to the early 21st century. Taking an international perspective, the contributing authors, each with extensive experience as scholars or practitioners of the art, cover a variety of topics including audio, video and film recording, contemporary critical responses, popular and “high brow” culture, live and recorded performance, lighting and performance technology, media marketing and advertising.Opera in the Media Age: Essays on Art, Technology and Popular Culture is written by Paul Fryer and published by McFarland. The Digital and eTextbook ISBNs for Opera in the Media Age are 9781476616209, 1476616205 and the print ISBNs are 9780786473298, 0786473290.