Stanislavski On Opera

Best known for his fundamental work on acting, Stanislavski was deeply drawn to the challenges of opera. His brilliant chapters here on Russian classics--Boris Gudonov and The Queen of Spades among them--as well as La Boheme will amaze and delight lovers of opera. Also includes 12 musical examples.

Elizabeth Reynolds Hapgood is the translator on Stanislavski's An Actor Prepares, Building a Character and Creating a Role, all published by Routledge.

Chapter 1 In the Opera Studio; Chapter 2 Eugene Onegin; Chapter 3 The Tsar's Bride; Chapter 4 La Bohème; Chapter 5 A May Night; Chapter 6 Boris Godunov; Chapter 7 The Queen of Spades; Chapter 8 The Golden Cockerel;