Books by Derek Hughes
Culture and Sacrifice
by Derek Hughes
This book looks at how the art of opera becomes a litmus paper for what the rest of society is expressing at that point in time and of course that differs in different decades and centuries. It goes through European history from the Renaissance right through to our time exploring this idea.
Interviews where books by Derek Hughes were recommended
The best books on Opera, recommended by Nikola Matisic
The Scandinavian tenor argues Verdi is the greatest. Also, “the opera house in itself is an instrument. You play on the space between the audience and the stage”
