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Packed into every page of this book is the excitement of discovery knowledge taste and visual beauty It all gives the reader the illusion of being at an actual performance Placido Domingo Opera is a beautiful guide for opera enthusiasts as well as the perfect welcome for converts to this ancient rite It offers today's and tomorrow's audiences a delightful navigation system along an avenue that leads from Monteverdi to Bob Wilson Stephane Lissner Director of the Teatro alla ScalaEssential reading - whether you are a seasoned opera goer looking for a quick brush-up before a performance or new to the genre and wanting to know moreFrom Baroque to Italian from Vivaldi to Debussy explore 400 years of music drama from late-Renaissance Italy to works from contemporary names including Philip Glass
and Thomas Ades Discover hundreds of classic and modern opera interpretations learn about the lives of operatic masters from Monteverdi to Adams plus read act-by-act synopses of more than 160 operas from Madama Butterfly and Tosca to Candide and The Maid of Pskov which signpost the highlights of each opera and help you follow the story-line and identify characters Eyewitness Companions Opera - music for your ears and eyes
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Packed into every page of this book is the excitement of discovery knowledge taste & visual beauty It all gives the reader the illusion of being at an actual performance Placido Domingo Opera is a beautiful guide for opera enthusiasts as well as the perfect welcome for converts to this ancient rite It offers today's & tomorrow's audiences a delightful navigation system along an avenue that leads from Monteverdi to Bob Wilson Stephane Lissner Director of the Teatro alla Scala Essential reading
- whether you are a seasoned opera goer looking for a quick brush-up before a performance or new to the genre & wanting to know more From Baroque to Italian from Vivaldi to Debussy explore 400 years of music drama from late-Renaissance Italy to works from contemporary names including Philip Glass & Thomas Ades Discover hundreds of classic & modern opera interpretations learn about the lives of operatic masters from Monteverdi to Adams plus read act-by-act synopses of more than 160 operas from Madama Butterfly & Tosca to Candide & The Maid of Pskov which signpost the highlights of each opera & help you follow the story-line & identify characters Eyewitness Companions Opera
- music for your ears & eyes

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