Stanislavski On Opera

Best known for his fundamental work on acting, Stanislavski was deeply drawn to the challenges of opera. His brilliant chapters here on Russian classics--Boris Gudonov and The Queen of Spades among them--as well as La Boheme will amaze and delight lovers of opera. Also includes 12 musical examples.

Elizabeth Reynolds Hapgood is the translator on Stanislavski's An Actor Prepares, Building a Character and Creating a Role, all published by Routledge.