{"product_id":"opera-wars-inside-the-world-of-opera-and-the-battles-for-its-future-9781668084069","title":"Opera Wars: Inside the World of Opera and the Battles for Its Future","description":"\u003cb\u003eBlunt, irreverent, and at times wittily subversive, \u003ci\u003eOpera Wars \u003c\/i\u003espotlights opera's colorful and sometimes warring personalities, increasingly fierce controversies over content, and the battles being waged for its economic future.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on interviews with dozens of opera insiders--as well as her own experience as an award-winning librettist, trained vocalist, opera company director, and arts commentator--Caitlin Vincent deftly unravels clichés and presumptions, exposing such debates as how much fidelity is owed to long-dead opera composers whose plots often stir racial and gender sensitivities, whether there's any cure for typecasting that leaves talented performers out of work and other performers chained to the same roles, and what explains the bizarre kowtowing of opera companies to the demands of traditionalist patrons. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVincent never shrinks from depicting the industry's top-to-bottom messiness and its stubborn resistance to change. Yet, like a lover who can't quite break away, she always comes back to her veneration for the artform and in these pages stirringly evokes those moments on stage that can be counted on to make ardent fans of the most skeptical.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/13\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781668084069\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.13lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.83d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/20\/2025\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Caitlin Vincent","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52034454618293,"sku":"9781668084069","price":25.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_404036d7-cc11-44b6-ac4e-186f48ead10f.jpg?v=1763594339","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/opera-wars-inside-the-world-of-opera-and-the-battles-for-its-future-9781668084069","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}