"Music appreciation." . . . . . . . . "The Birth and Life of Opera"@en . "Educational films"@en . "Educational films" . . . . . . . "\"From the birth of opera in Florence with the Camerata to the genius of Monteverdi and beyond, this program looks at how opera grew into both a form of entertainment and a a vehicle for delivering incisive social, political, and cultural messages. The operettas of Offenbach and of Gilbert and Sullivan are also considered, as is opera's maturation into a worldwide phenomenon.\""@en . . "Internet videos"@en . . . "History"@en . "Turning points in music history"@en . . . . . . "Opera is unique among musical forms in that it developed over a relatively short period of time, unlike the concerto or symphony. From the birth of opera in Florence with the Camerata to the genius of Monteverdi and beyond, this program looks at how opera grew into both a form of entertainment and a vehicle for delivering incisive social, political, and cultural messages. The operettas of Offenbach and of Gilbert and Sullivan are also considered, as is opera's maturation into a worldwide phenomenon. (51 minutes)."@en . . . . . . . . . . . "Videorecording"@en . . "Opera is unique among musical forms in that it developed over a relatively short period of time, unlike the concerto or symphony. From the birth of opera in Florence with the Camerata to the genius of Monteverdi and beyond, this program looks at how opera grew into both a form of entertainment and a vehicle for delivering incisive social, political, and cultural messages. The operettas of Offenbach and of Gilbert and Sullivan are also considered, as is opera's maturation into a worldwide phenomenon."@en . . . . . "\"From the inspired invention of the thin red line in musical notation a thousand years ago to the modern electronically delivered music that surrounds us each day, this captivating five-part series examines in detail aspects of the musical world without which Western music, both classical and popular, might not exist as we know it.\"--Publisher's catalog."@en . . "Howard Goodall's big bangs"@en . . . "The birth and life of opera" . . "The Birth and life of opera"@en . "From the birth of opera in Florence with the Camerata to the genius of Monteverdi and beyond, this program looks at how opera grew into both a form of entertainment and a a vehicle for delivering incisive social, political, and cultural messages. The operettas of Offenbach and of Gilbert and Sullivan are also considered, as is opera's maturation into a worldwide phenomenon." . . . "Music Acoustics and physics." . . "Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)" . . "Channel Four (Great Britain)" . . "Tiger Aspect Productions." . . . . "NVC Arts (Firm)" . . "Music." . .