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Mario Lanza
Mario Lanza
    Contains a collection of
    forty photographs drawn
    from the private
    collections of Mario
    Lanza's closest friend
    Terry Robinson, and the
    tenor's niece, the
    former actress Dolores
    Hart. This work examines
    Lanza's life and times,
    endorsed by the singer's
    daughter, Ellisa Lanza
    Bregman.
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Bayreuth
Bayreuth
    This study is a critical
    analysis of the
    performances and
    productions of the
    operatic festival
    established by Richard
    Wagner in 1876. Around
    this artistic history the
    book traces the
    institution's association
    with nationalism and
    racism, and its postwar
    liberation from its
    anti-semitic past.
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Aspects of Wagner
Aspects Of Wagner
    An analysis of Wagner,
    his music, stage
    directions, prose and
    his influence on the
    culture of our age, with
    a discussion of the
    reasons for the reactions
    his work has provoked.
    Magee sheds light on
    Wagner's anti-semitic
    ideas and the way these
    were used by the Nazis
    for their own ends.
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Glyndebourne
Glyndebourne
    Begun by John Christie in
    1934, the Glyndebourne
    Festival saw professional
    performances of opera in
    a purpose-built opera
    house adjoining the
    historic house on the
    site, near Lewes in East
    Sussex. The Festival
    quickly became a magnet
    for music lovers across
    the south of England and
    beyond. This book tells
    the story of the opera
    house on the Downs.
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The Verdi-Boito Correspondence
The Verdi-Boito Correspondence
    This collection features
    301 letters between
    Giuseppe Verdi and his
    last most gifted
    librettist, Arrigo
    Boito. This edition
    contains a new
    introduction by Marcello
    Conati, improvements and
    updatings to the original
    edition and an appendix
    of undated
    correspondence.
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Marriage of Figaro
Marriage Of Figaro
    A series of hardback
    books, each with two EMI
    compact discs. A marriage
    of music and words: each
    of these books provides
    the history of a famous
    opera and its composer,
    plus the complete
    libretto in its original
    language and an English
    translation with
    annotated commentary.
    This is a multi-media
    guide to understanding
    and appreciating opera.
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Idomeneo
Idomeneo
    Mozart wrote Idomeneo
    when he was twenty-four
    years old. It is one of
    most astonishing
    achievements of an
    altogether astonishing
    career. This guide
    explains the special
    nature of the music in an
    analysis of its themes
    and development, and
    places the opera in its
    context as an expression
    of the Enlightenment.
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Alternative Chinese Opera in the Age of Globalization
Alternative Chinese Opera In
The Age Of Globalization
    Bringing the study of
    Chinese theatre into the
    21st-century, Lei
    discusses ways in which
    traditional art can
    survive and thrive in the
    age of modernization and
    globalization. Building
    on her previous work,
    this new book focuses on
    various forms of Chinese
    'opera' in locations
    around the Pacific Rim,
    including Hong Kong,
    Taiwan and California.
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Andrea Bocelli
Andrea Bocelli
    Andrea Bocelli has sold
    an astonishing 20 million
    recordings worldwide. Yet
    behind his success lies a
    story of personal
    triumph. Undeterred by
    losing his sight at the
    age of 12, he continued
    to pursue his childhood
    dream of becoming a
    famous tenor, using
    Braille musical scores
    and lyric sheets.
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Welsh National Opera
Welsh National Opera
    Celebrating 60 years from
    1946 to 2006, Welsh
    National Opera begins
    with the first
    performance, and takes
    the reader through the
    years. It documents in
    photographs, the Welsh
    National Opera on the
    road, and its move to
    its home at the Welsh
    Millennium Centre. It
    pictures, in
    photographs, every
    production done by the
    company.
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Pavarotti
Pavarotti
    The operatic tenor
    Luciano Pavarotti has
    reached a level of
    superstardom usually only
    reached by film and pop
    stars. His concerts are
    attended by thousands,
    his records selling
    millions. This is a
    portrait of this
    extraordinary artist,
    covering the major events
    of his public and private
    life.
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Madama Butterfly
Madama Butterfly
    A series of hardback
    books, each with two EMI
    compact discs. A marriage
    of music and words: each
    of these books provides
    the history of a famous
    opera and its composer,
    plus the complete
    libretto in its original
    language and an English
    translation with
    annotated commentary.
    This is a multi-media
    guide to understanding
    and appreciating opera.
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Barber of Seville
Barber Of Seville
    A package, in which each
    book provides the history
    of a famous opera and its
    composer, as well as the
    complete libretto in its
    original language and an
    English translation with
    annotated commentary.
    Inside the front and back
    cover of each book are 2
    EMI music CDs containing
    a top performance of the
    opera.
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La Boheme
La Boheme
    A series of hardback
    books, each with two EMI
    compact discs. A marriage
    of music and words: each
    of these books provides
    the history of a famous
    opera and its composer,
    plus the complete
    libretto in its original
    language and an English
    translation with
    annotated commentary.
    This is a multi-media
    guide to understanding
    and appreciating opera.
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Parsifal
Parsifal
    The present edition
    contains a literal
    translation of the
    libretto opposite the
    original German text, a
    number of photographs
    covering a wide
    chronology to the present
    day, a comprehensive
    thematic guide, a
    bibliography and
    discography, as well as
    DVD and website guides.
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Living Opera
Living Opera
    Living Opera offers
    revealing interviews with
    two dozen top opera
    professionals working on
    and behind the
    international stage
    today. Singers,
    conductors, stage
    directors and opera-house
    directors reflect on why
    opera is important to
    them, why they have
    dedicated their lives to
    it and why it continues
    to fascinate audiences
    around the world.
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La Traviata
La Traviata
    A series of hardback
    books, each with two EMI
    compact discs. A marriage
    of music and words: each
    of these books provides
    the history of a famous
    opera and its composer,
    plus the complete
    libretto in its original
    language and an English
    translation with
    annotated commentary.
    This is a multi-media
    guide to understanding
    and appreciating opera.
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Aida
Aida
    A series of hardback
    books, each with two EMI
    compact discs. A marriage
    of music and words: each
    of these books provides
    the history of a famous
    opera and its composer,
    plus the complete
    libretto in its original
    language and an English
    translation with
    annotated commentary.
    This is a multi-media
    guide to understanding
    and appreciating opera.
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The Arts of the Prima Donna in the Long Nineteenth Century
The Arts Of The Prima Donna In
The Long Nineteenth Century
    The Arts of the Prima
    Donna assembles a
    star-studded yet
    well-balanced cast of
    contributors, whose
    essays combine
    theoretical approaches to
    text and narrative, and
    current theory on gender,
    performativity, and the
    commodification of the
    female body, with the
    growing understanding of
    the lives, careers, and
    performances of the
    female opera singer.
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Opera for Dummies
Opera For Dummies
    Offering insights into
    understanding what makes
    opera sound and look the
    way it does, this guide
    features simple
    information on the
    evolution of opera from
    the Baroque to the
    Romantic and all the way
    to the 20th century. The
    greatest composers and
    most beloved operas are
    covered in detail.
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Opera
Opera
    Opera portrays pieces in
    their historical context
    and highlights key events
    in the history of music,
    as well as important
    performances and
    interpretations. Arranged
    alphabetically by
    composer, this volume is
    a clearly organised
    reference work for fans
    of both classical and
    modern opera, from Verdi
    to Handel, and from
    Mozart and Britten to
    Puccini.
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Living Opera
Living Opera
    This book offers
    revealing interviews with
    two dozen top opera
    professionals working on
    and behind the
    international stage
    today. Singers,
    conductors, stage
    directors and opera-house
    directors reflect on why
    opera is important to
    them, why they have
    dedicated their lives to
    it and why it continues
    to fascinate audiences
    around the world.
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Wagner and the Erotic Impulse
Wagner And The Erotic Impulse
    Richard Wagner
    (1813-1883) was better
    known in the nineteenth
    century for his
    provocative musical
    eroticism. This title
    studies the composer and
    his works, showing how
    Wagner's obsession with
    sexuality prefigured the
    composition of operas
    such as "Tannhauser", Die
    Walkure, Tristan und
    Isolde, and "Parsifal".
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The King and I
The King And I
    In 1967, Luciano
    Pavarotti was an
    up-and-coming young tenor
    with a voice far more
    impressive than his stage
    technique or presence. So
    Decca, his record
    company, told him,
    'Luciano, you're a real
    nice guy. So you need a
    real bastard to do your
    publicity.' Enter Herbert
    Breslin.
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The Complete Annotated Gilbert and Sullivan
The Complete Annotated Gilbert
And Sullivan
    This volume provides the
    complete text of all the
    Gilbert and Sullivan
    operas which are still
    performed today,
    together with annotations
    covering "lost" songs,
    alterations and
    additions, obscure
    allusions, production
    points, and comments of
    interest. Each is placed
    within its historical
    context.
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The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Opera
The Illustrated Encyclopedia
Of Opera
    Beautifully illustrated
    and richly detailed, The
    Illustrated Encyclopedia
    of Opera examines the
    history and development
    of opera, from its roots
    in the theatrical choral
    dances of Ancient Greece,
    through the sublime
    compositions of Handel
    and Mozart and on to the
    groundbreaking works of
    Verdi, Wagner and
    beyond.
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Monteverdi
Monteverdi's Last Operas
    Claudio Monteverdi was
    the first important
    composer of opera. This
    work examines the
    composer's celebrated
    final works - "Il ritorno
    d'Ulisse" and
    "L'incoronazione di
    Poppea". It casts light
    on the conflict between a
    world of emotional
    propriety and restraint
    and one of hedonistic
    abandon.
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Carmen
Carmen
    A series of hardback
    books, each with two EMI
    compact discs. A marriage
    of music and words: each
    of these books provides
    the history of a famous
    opera and its composer,
    plus the complete
    libretto in its original
    language and an English
    translation with
    annotated commentary.
    This is a multi-media
    guide to understanding
    and appreciating opera.
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The Grove Book of Opera Singers
The Grove Book Of Opera
Singers
    Covering over 1500
    singers from the origins
    of opera to the present
    day, this book is an
    essential resource for
    all serious opera lovers
    and an indispensable
    companion to the
    enormously successful
    Grove Book of Operas,
    with more than 40
    specially commissioned
    articles on contemporary
    singers. The most
    comprehensive guide to
    opera singers ever
    produced.
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The Company We Keep
The Company We Keep
    Published in celebration
    of Opera Australia's
    50th-anniversary, this
    work presents an account
    of the people, and the
    range of talent they
    contribute to the
    company's success; and
    serves as a reminder of
    some of the challenges
    that confront the arts in
    Australia and as a
    tribute to those who
    provide the support
    required to ensure
    opera's survival.
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Bravo!
Bravo!
    Traces the history of
    opera in British Columbia
    from its colourful
    origins in touring
    companies, to the
    determined efforts of
    BC's opera pioneers who
    laid the foundations for
    two of Canada's most
    renowned opera companies,
    culminating with
    in-depth reporting on
    developments at Vancouver
    Opera and Pacific Opera
    Victoria.
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Opera
Opera
    A guide for opera
    enthusiasts and converts
    to this ancient rite. It
    explores 400 years of
    music drama from
    late-Renaissance Italy to
    works from contemporary
    names including Philip
    Glass and Thomas Ades. It
    helps you discover
    hundreds of classic and
    modern opera
    interpretations and learn
    about the lives of
    operatic masters.
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Opera
Opera
    Opera is often dismissed
    as outdated and
    excessive, and perceived
    to be characterised by
    excessive passions,
    sumptuous costumes, and
    ill-mannered divas.
    Revealing the diverse
    reasons behind opera's
    lasting appeal, this
    title introduces the
    agendas that have
    governed its composition,
    production and reception
    over the last four
    centuries.
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The Operas of Verdi
The Operas Of Verdi
    This is a revised and
    updated edition of Julian
    Budden's monumental
    survey of the operas of
    Giuseppe Verdi. Hailed on
    publication for its
    extraordinary
    comprehensibility, it
    examines each of the
    operas in detail, giving
    a full account of its
    dramatic and historical
    origins and a critical
    evaluation. The text is
    supported by a wealth of
    musical illustrations.
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Death-devoted Heart
Death-devoted Heart
    In Death-Devoted Heart
    Roger Scruton argues that
    Tristan und Isolde has
    profound religious
    meaning. Blending
    philosophy, criticism
    and musicology, he shows
    the work is as relevant
    today as it was to
    Wagner's contemporaries.
    Scruton's analysis
    touches on the nature of
    tragedy, the
    significance of ritual
    sacrifice, and the
    meaning of redemption.
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They
They'd None Of 'em Be Missed
    Looks at the various
    manifestations of "The
    Little List Song". This
    title presents the
    history of this song,
    taking in previous
    performers such as George
    Grossmith, Martyn Green,
    Groucho Marx, Frankie
    Howerd and Eric Idle -not
    to mention poets as
    varied as John Hollander
    and Tim Rice.
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The Operas of Benjamin Britten
The Operas Of Benjamin Britten
    Examines ways in which
    Britten's operas explored
    and articulated the
    inherent ambiguity and
    latent sexuality of
    music, particularly
    song, and suggests that
    they may illustrate his
    search for a public
    'voice' which would
    embody, communicate,
    and perhaps resolve his
    private beliefs and
    anxieties.
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Maria Callas
Maria Callas
    Legendary Opera singer
    Maria Callas was a
    brilliant soprano adored
    for her staggering
    triumphs. But behind the
    public facade, Callas
    wrestled with lifelong
    personal demons. Consumed
    by her relationship with
    tycoon Aristotle Onassis,
    she was the queen of his
    jet-set world for nine
    years - until he met a
    widow named Jackie.
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Art and Ideology in European Opera
Art And Ideology In European
Opera
    Essays highlight the
    interplay between opera,
    art and ideology across
    three centuries. Three
    broad themes are opened
    up from a variety of
    approaches: nationalism,
    cosmopolitanism and
    national opera; opera,
    class and the politics of
    enlightenment; and opera
    and otherness.
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The Ballad of Baby Doe
The Ballad Of Baby Doe
    Tells the tale of the
    complicated birth of this
    most American of operas.
    This title relates how
    key people - including
    investors and historians
    in addition to creative
    talent - turned Douglas
    Moore's idea into a
    reality and brought the
    story of the Tabors to
    millions of opera fans
    worldwide.
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French Opera
French Opera
    French opera is second
    only to Italian opera in
    the length, breadth and
    diversity of its history.
    This book provides an
    account of opera in
    France from its origins
    onwards. It looks at the
    leading composers, from
    Lully to Messiaen; at the
    development of French
    operatic form and style;
    and at the impact of
    French opera beyond
    France's borders.
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Simon Boccanegra
Simon Boccanegra
    This edition contains
    over twenty
    illustrations, a
    thematic guide and the
    texts of the libretti in
    the original with literal
    translations. There is
    also a bibliography,
    discography and DVD
    guide, together with a
    list of websites that
    will allow the reader to
    explore the opera
    further.
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The Management of Opera
The Management Of Opera
    This book presents the
    current and future issues
    facing opera houses and
    opera companies. Problems
    in different environments
    need different solutions.
    In particular, it
    opposes the American
    method of managing
    cultural institutions,
    preferring a European one
    where public support and
    funds plays a major role.
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The Operas of Verdi
The Operas Of Verdi
    The third part of a
    three-volume survey of
    the operas of Verdi,
    this study covers roughly
    a quarter of a century,
    in which Verdi produced
    his four last operas. It
    examines each opera in
    detail, with an account
    of its dramatic and
    historical origins and a
    critical evaluation.
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Wagner and the Erotic Impulse
Wagner And The Erotic Impulse
    Richard Wagner
    (1813-1883) was better
    known in the nineteenth
    century for his
    provocative musical
    eroticism. This title
    studies the composer and
    his works, showing how
    Wagner's obsession with
    sexuality prefigured the
    composition of operas
    such as "Tannhauser", Die
    Walkure, Tristan und
    Isolde, and "Parsifal".
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Wagner and the Wonder of Art
Wagner And The Wonder Of Art
    Richard Wagner's "Die
    Meistersinger" has always
    called forth superlatives
    from those who have
    fallen under its spell.
    And yet Wagner's
    many-splendoured comedy
    has come under severe
    criticism for what has
    been called its 'dark
    underside, ' its 'fascist
    brutality, ' and its
    'ugly anti-Semitism.'
    This work addresses that
    criticism.
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The Opera Lover
The Opera Lover's Companion
    Serving as a guide to the
    175 most popular operas,
    this book consists of
    entries that set each
    opera within the context
    of its composer's career,
    outline the plot,
    discuss the music, and
    give relevant background
    information on the
    libretto, the staging,
    and the most famous and
    influential interpreters
    of the principal roles.
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John Adams
John Adams's Nixon In China
    John Adams' opera, Nixon
    in China, is one of the
    most frequently performed
    operas in the
    contemporary literature.
    This title illuminates
    the opera and enhances
    listeners' and scholars'
    appreciation for this
    landmark work. It
    presents a detailed
    analysis of the music
    tied to historical and
    political contexts.
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Opera
Opera's Second Death
    This work explores the
    relationship between
    opera and psychoanalysis.
    Ziezek and Dolar
    consider, for example,
    death in opera and orgasm
    (the little death for
    which opera may be
    imagined to be a
    substitution), as well
    as the heralded "death of
    opera" and its cultural
    function.
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Opera for Everybody
Opera For Everybody
    Traces the development of
    ENO from its earliest
    origins in the darkest
    Victorian slums of the
    Cut, where it was
    conceived as a vehicle of
    social reform, through
    two world wars, and via
    Sadler's Wells to its
    great glory days at the
    Coliseum and beyond.
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Who Married Figaro?
Who Married Figaro?
    A unique reference work
    containing over 2, 500
    A-Z entries on operatic
    characters. Includes
    synopses for over 200
    operas and operettas, as
    well as feature articles
    written by well-known
    personalities from the
    world of opera,
    including Placido Domingo
    and Dame Janet Baker. It
    is an essential book for
    anyone with an interest
    in opera.
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The Wagner Operas
The Wagner Operas
    Discusses ten of Richard
    Wagner's most beloved
    operas, illuminates
    their key themes and the
    myths and literary
    sources behind the
    librettos, and
    demonstrates how the
    composer's style changed
    from work to work. This
    book features musical
    examples from the scores,
    and various leitmotifs
    and their
    interrelationships.
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The New Grove Guide to Verdi and His Operas
The New Grove Guide To Verdi
And His Operas
    Giuseppe Verdi is the
    famous Italian composer
    of opera. While he was
    sometimes criticized for
    writing music considered
    too "simple, his works
    have endured, and are
    still performed
    throughout the world.
    This volume is a guide to
    the Verdi's life and
    operas, containing New
    Grove" articles, a
    section on modern Verdi
    productions, and more.
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A History of Bel Canto
A History Of Bel Canto
    Bel canto singing was a
    historical phenomenon
    which embraced the
    Italian opera of the 18th
    and 19th centuries. This
    is a translation of
    Rudolfo Celletti's
    "Storia del Belcanto",
    which offers a history of
    bel canto singing and the
    voice in operatic
    literature.
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A Dictionary of Opera Characters
A Dictionary Of Opera
Characters
    A unique reference work
    containing over 2, 500
    A-Z entries on operatic
    characters. Includes
    synopses for over 200
    operas and operettas, as
    well as feature articles
    written by well-known
    personalities from the
    world of opera,
    including Placido Domingo
    and Dame Janet Baker. It
    is an essential book for
    anyone with an interest
    in opera.
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Mozart
Mozart's Operas: A Companion
    Encompasses some of
    Mozart's most popular
    works - Figaro, Don
    Giovanni, Cosi, Magic
    Flute, Seraglio,
    Clemenza di Tito - as
    well as lesser known
    works like Mitridate.
    This work includes a
    synopsis and commentary
    on each work, as well as
    background information on
    the three main genres in
    which Mozart wrote: opera
    seria, opera buffa, and
    Singspiel.
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The Ballad of Baby Doe
The Ballad Of Baby Doe
    Tells the tale of the
    complicated birth of this
    most American of operas.
    This title relates how
    key people - including
    investors and historians
    in addition to creative
    talent - turned Douglas
    Moore's idea into a
    reality and brought the
    story of the Tabors to
    millions of opera fans
    worldwide.
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The Culture of Opera Buffa in Mozart
The Culture Of Opera Buffa In
Mozart's Vienna
    Offers a view of opera
    buffa in the theatrical
    world of
    late-eighteenth-century
    Vienna. This book
    attributes opera buffa's
    success to its ability to
    provide 'sheer' pleasure
    and hence explores how
    the genre functioned as
    entertainment. It shows
    how the arias and
    ensembles convey a
    multifaceted picture of
    the repertory's social
    values and habits.
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The Operas of Verdi
The Operas Of Verdi
    The second part of a
    three-volume survey of
    the operas of Verdi,
    this study covers those
    works written during the
    decadence of the
    post-Rossinni period. It
    examines each opera in
    detail, with an account
    of its dramatic and
    historical origins and a
    critical evaluation.
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Le Nozze Di Figaro
Le Nozze Di Figaro
    Le nozze di Figaro is one
    of Mozart's best-loved
    and most enduring works.
    It established the
    thirty-year-old Mozart as
    an opera composer of the
    very first rank. Its
    combination of wit,
    acute psychological
    observation and sublime
    music has enthralled
    audiences ever since its
    premiere in Prague in
    1786.
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