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Cinema's Illusions, Opera's Allure : The Operatic Impulse in Film by Schroeder, David is a social science available to read on EtoBox.

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The invention of cinema was ingenious, so much so that virtually no-one quite knew what to do with it. In its earliest stages, especially with the advent of the feature film, it needed models, and opera proved to be especially useful in that regard. The allure of opera to cinema early in the twentieth century held up through the silent era, into sound films, through the golden age of movies, and beyond. This book explores the numerous ways – some predictable, some unexpected, and some bizarre –

Who reads Cinema's Illusions, Opera's Allure : The Operatic Impulse in Film?

It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.

Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Schroeder, David
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Bloomsbury Academic
Published
2002
Language
EN
ISBN
9781474291422
Category
social science
Subjects
History, Science, Sports
Updated
2026-03-25

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