Many musical and theatrical traditions walk the very narrow path between the sublime and the ridiculous, but perhaps none more so than opera, which, while maintaining an elegant reputation, makes a show out of princes making romantic speeches to soft fruit, noses being accidentally cut off and woodpeckers performing wedding ceremonies. Opera Obscura is a beautifully illustrated collection that contributes twenty-five brand new impossibly madcap operas to the canon of magnificent absurdities, along with the intricate blueprints for several incredible opera houses and information on of a whole range of almost unbelievably incredible instruments.
- ISBN13 9781804470138
- Publish Date 28 September 2022
- Publish Status Forthcoming
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Renard Press Ltd
- Format Paperback
- Language English
- URL http://https://renardpress.com/books/opera-obscura/