Project Gutenberg 2003-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 140 Krehbiel, Henry Edward 1854 1923 Krehbiel, H. E. (Henry Edward) A Second Book of Operas Biblical operas -- Bible stories in opera and oratorio -- Rubinstein and his "Geistlich oper" -- "Samson et Dalila" -- "Die königin von Saba" -- "Hérodiade" -- "Lakmé" -- "Pagliacci" -- "Cavalleria rusticana" -- The career of Mascagni -- "Iris" -- "Madama Butterfly" -- "Der rosenkavalier" -- "Königskinder" -- "Boris Godounoff" -- "Madame Sans-Gêne" and other operas by Giordano -- Two operas by Wolf-Ferrari. Produced by Charles Franks, Robert Rowe and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. HTML version by Al Haines. "A Second Book of Operas" by Henry Edward Krehbiel is a literary examination of operas, particularly those that draw upon Biblical stories, written during the late 19th century. The work discusses various operas and oratorios, scrutinizing their thematic connections to Biblical narratives as well as the creative processes of their composers, including the manipulations and adaptations that occur when transferring stories from text to stage. The opening of the book sets the stage for Krehbiel’s exploration of Biblical operas, beginning with a discussion on the challenges posed by censorship and audience expectations. He reflects on notable works like Gounod's "Reine de Saba," and how titles and content sometimes shift away from their scriptural origins to appease cultural sensitivities. Krehbiel introduces the complex relationship between music and narrative in operas such as Handel's "Mose in Egitto" and Saint-Saens's "Samson et Dalila," highlighting both the artistic merit as well as the potential pitfalls concerning faithfulness to the original Biblical texts. The opening portion demonstrates Krehbiel’s understanding of the interplay between dramatic representation and musical composition and sets the stage for a deeper analysis of individual operas throughout the subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 63.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Operas -- Stories, plots, etc. MT Text Opera Category: Music Category: Religion/Spirituality 379519 2025-08-02T09:00:27.520389 text/html 369274 2021-01-08T23:42:26 text/html 228158 2025-08-02T09:00:34.883353 application/epub+zip 233558 2025-08-02T09:00:30.358350 application/epub+zip 214288 2025-08-02T09:00:29.248336 application/epub+zip 383884 2025-08-02T09:00:38.222288 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 372280 2025-08-02T09:00:34.160316 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 335494 2022-09-02T11:41:49.712521 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 356758 2025-08-02T09:00:26.941407 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 356604 2021-01-08T23:42:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19040 2025-08-02T09:00:38.352315 application/rdf+xml 12105 2025-08-02T09:00:29.758385 image/jpeg 3266 2025-08-02T09:00:29.504332 image/jpeg 143900 2021-01-08T23:42:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 141869 2021-01-08T23:42:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 221245 2025-08-02T09:00:27.551354 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia