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The Grove Book of Operas
Stanley Sadie
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Description for The Grove Book of Operas
Paperback. Editor(s): Sadie, Stanley; Macy, Laura. Num Pages: 768 pages, 158 halftones. BIC Classification: AVGC9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1142.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
764
Condition
New
Number of Pages
768
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195387117
SKU
V9780195387117
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Ref
99-18
About Stanley Sadie
Stanley Sadie served as President of the Royal Music Association and the International Musicological Society. He was appointed Commander of the British Empire in 1982. Laura Macy is an authority on the Italian madrigal, and has published and lectured on opera performance and the roles of women in music.
Reviews for The Grove Book of Operas
"The Grove Book of Operas, Second Edition offers more detail for the seasoned operaphile... A versatile tool for research."
Opera News "The Grove Book of Operas, Second Edition, should be on every opera-lover's short list of indispensable reference books. Highly recommended."
Gary Hoffman, Opera Today. PRAISE FOR FIRST EDITION: "Make no mistake: This will be the definitive reference work in opera ... Read more
Opera News "The Grove Book of Operas, Second Edition, should be on every opera-lover's short list of indispensable reference books. Highly recommended."
Gary Hoffman, Opera Today. PRAISE FOR FIRST EDITION: "Make no mistake: This will be the definitive reference work in opera ... Read more