Grove Book of Operas

Name: Grove Book of Operas
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ISBN: 9780195387117

ISBN-10: 0195387112

ISBN-13: 9780195387117

Edition: 2nd 2009

Authors: Stanley Sadie, Laura Macy

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First published in 1996 to great critical and popular acclaim, The Grove Book of Operas brings together synopses and descriptions of over 250 leading operas, complemented by more than one hundred illustrations and halftones. Each succinct yet insightful entry is written by a leading authority on the opera and includes a full synopsis of the plot, a cast list, a note on the singers in the original production, and information on the origins of the work and its literary and social background. Contributions conclude with a brief comment on the particular work's place in operatic history. A glossary offers brief and accessible definitions of terms that may be unfamiliar to the reader. And…

Book details

List price: $29.99
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 4/1/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 784
Size: 6.10" wide x 9.20" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 2.288
Language: English