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.
Main Author: | Simon, Henry W. 1901-1970. |
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Format: | Books Print Book |
Language: | English |
Published: |
New York :
Doubleday,
1989, c1960.
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Edition: | A new rev. and abridged ed., 1st Anchor Books ed. |
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