Grove Book of Operas

Name: Grove Book of Operas
Availability: InStock
ISBN: 9780195309072

ISBN-10: 0195309073

ISBN-13: 9780195309072

Edition: 2nd 2006 (Revised)

Authors: Stanley Sadie, Laura Macy, Laura Macy

List price: $42.99

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First published in 1996 to great critical and popular acclaim, the Grove Book of Operas, is a collection of synopses and descriptions of over 250 operas. 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 indices of role names and of arias and ensembles allow the reader to find…

Book details

List price: $42.99
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 11/6/2006
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 784
Size: 9.29" wide x 6.18" long x 1.81" tall
Weight: 3.498
Language: English