02182cam a2200313 i 4500 2648310595 TxAuBib 20260213120000.0 251111s2026||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781668084069 $30.00 1668084066 $30.00 CIPO000318622 (OCoLC)1523197746 TxAuBib rda Vincent, Caitlin. Opera wars [BOOK] : inside the world of opera and the battles for its future / Caitlin Vincent. Inside the world of opera and the battles for its future. First Scribner hardcover edition. New York : Scribner, 2026. xv, 286 pages ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. "Opera Wars spotlights opera's colorful and sometimes warring personalities, increasingly fierce controversies over content, and the battles being waged for its economic future. Drawing on interviews with dozens of opera insiders--as well as her own experience as an award-winning vocalist, librettist, opera company director, and arts commentator--Caitlin Vincent 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. Vincent 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.". 20260213. Opera Social aspects. Opera.