- Cerquera, Paulo de Oliveira Castro. Um século de ópera em São Paulo.São
Paulo: Editória Guia Fiscal, 1954. 327p. ML1717 .C44.
A valuable discussion of each season, 1874–1951, in each theater, with all
casts given; then a title list of all operas performed, with dates and casts. Pho-
tos of singers, index of names. - Magaldi, Cristina. “Concert Life in Rio de Janeiro, 1837–1900.” Ph.D. diss.,
U. of California at Los Angeles, 1994. xi, 486p.
Bulgaria
There is hardly anything written on art music in Western languages. MGGoffers a
usable introduction; NG has a superficial treatment. A German dissertation may be
the most extended presentation:
- Pantschewa, Eugenie. “Die Entwicklung der Oper in Bulgarien von ihren
Anfängen bis 1915.. .” Ph.D. diss., U. of Vienna, 1950.
Two valuable contributions in German are found in Oper heute(#151) 2:
“Opern bulgarischer Komponisten, 1900–1978” (a chronology of about 60
works), and Maria Kostakewa, “Entwicklungs Prozesse in der bulgarischen
Oper,” which is a general survey of recent writing.
Writings in Bulgarian offer a range of approaches. The Entsiklopediia na bUlgarskata
muzikalna kultura(1967; IOM1680; Duckles1.131) includes chronologies and com-
poser worklists as well as topical articles. Rozaliia Aleksandrova Biks has a scholarly
history of Bulgarian opera: BUlgarski operen teatUr(1976; IOM1690). Stories and
backgrounds of 23 native works are found in Liubomir Sagaev, SUvremennoto bUlgar-
sko operno tvorchestvo (1974; IOM1692). A history of the national opera theater
includes a chronology, 1909–1953/1954: Zlata Bozhkova, Sofiiska Narodna Opera
memoari(1975; IOM1691); this chronology is updated in Narodno Opera Sofiia
1944–1969,issued by the Opera (no date; IOM1692).
Canada
The useful survey in theOxford Dictionary of Opera(#47) says that “permanent
companies had no lasting success until the middle of the 20th century.” In 1950 the
Canadian Opera Company was established in Toronto; it now performs regularly in
many Canadian cities. Schedules for that company and for 11 others in Canada are
found through the website: <www.coc.ca/index>. The print literature is sparse.
- Wehrle, Marlene. “Reference Sources on Canadian Music: A Supplement to
Guy Marco, Information on Music,Volume II.” Fontes Artis Musicae41–1
(1994): 40–52.
IOMhas 64 annotated entries; Wehrle adds 94. Opera is nearly a nonsubject
in these lists. - Morey, Carl. Music in Canada: A Resource and Information Guide.Music
Research and Information Guides, 20. New York: Garland, 1997. xiii, 283p.
ISBN 0-8153-1603-8. ML120 .C2 M67.
A useful handbook of 928 annotated entries in topical arrangement, with brief
annotations. Opera is not one of the topics, but there are 21 entries for opera
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