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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Opera (Oxford Paperback Reference) Book

This is a handy, portable guide to opera: composers, artists, national trends. The authors have done a good job of ferreting out information and putting it together. If you just need to check which opera has a prima donna called Isabella (Rossini's L'Italiana in Algeri) or the definition of a covered tone, this is a good book to grab.Read More

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  • Product Description

    Derived from the full Oxford Dictionary of Opera, this is the most authoritative and up-to-date dictionary of opera available in paperback. Fully revised for this new edition, with over 3,500 entries, it is designed to be accessible to all those who enjoy opera, whether at the opera-house or at home. Here opera buffs will have at their fingertips plot synopses and first performance details, bibliographies of works about opera, entries on singers (including their debuts and career highlights, with notes on voice type, style, and reputation), definitions and discussions of technical terms and operatic styles, and surveys of the history of opera worldwide.

    The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Opera provides an enormous amount of information and learning in a single volume with helpful cross-references. It will be invaluable to all opera-goers, to those professionally concerned with opera, and to anyone needing a reliable reference on this fascinating subject.

  • 0192800280
  • 9780192800282
  • 1 May 1996
  • Oxford Paperbacks
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 592
  • 3rd Revised edition
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