The Metropolitan Opera: Stories of the Great Operas, Vol. 1
Whether for quick, pre-performance reference or an evening of browsing through favorite stories, this volume is an invaluable addition to every opera-lover's library. Here at last is the definitive opera story collection, the only one now authorized by the Metropolitan Opera. Written by the...
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Whether for quick, pre-performance reference or an evening of browsing through favorite stories, this volume is an invaluable addition to every opera-lover's library. Here at last is the definitive opera story collection, the only one now authorized by the Metropolitan Opera. Written by the associate editor of Opera News magazine, the volume includes the complete plots of 150 different operas, biographical information on all of the 72 composers represented, easy access to the stories through both a table of contents and an index, and a foreword by Peter Allen.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780393018882 (0393018881)
Publish date: November 17th 1984
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Pages no: 584
Edition language: English