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100 great operas and their stories

An invaluable guide for both casual opera fans and afficionados, this volume contains act-by-act descriptions of operatic works ranging from the early seventeenth century masterworks of Monteverdi and Purcell to the modern classics of Menotti and Britten.--From publisher description.

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Main Author: Simon, Henry W. (Henry William), 1901-1970
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Doubleday, 1989, c1960.
Edition:A new rev. and abridged ed., 1st Anchor Books ed.
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Operas > Stories, plots, etc.
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Summary:An invaluable guide for both casual opera fans and afficionados, this volume contains act-by-act descriptions of operatic works ranging from the early seventeenth century masterworks of Monteverdi and Purcell to the modern classics of Menotti and Britten.--From publisher description.
Item Description:Rev. and abridged ed. of: Festival of opera. 1957.
Physical Description:554 p. ; 21 cm.
ISBN:0385054483 :
9780385054485
Author Notes:Henry W. Simon (1901-70) was an author, editor, educator, and music critic and served as chairman of the Music Critics Circle of New York. His other books include the Pocket Treasury of Great Operas and The Victor Book of the Opera (revised edition).

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