| Description |
xiii, 706 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [695]-696), discography (pages [693]-694), and index. |
| Contents |
Monteverdi to Mozart: the beginnings of opera -- Mozart : the father of modern opera -- Bel canto operas : Rossini, Donizetti, and Bellini -- Early 19th century German opera : Beethoven and Weber -- Wagner I : three early masterpieces -- Verdi I : the first masterworks -- Wagner II : the big music dramas -- Verdi II : Aida, Otello, and Falstaff -- 19th century French opera : six favorites -- 19th century Slavic opera : Mussorgsky and Tchaikovsky -- The great age of operetta -- The incomparable Puccini -- German opera after Wagner : Richard Strauss -- Opera in the 20th century : six major dramas. |
| Subject |
Opera.
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| Added Title |
Opera |
| ISBN |
1570762805 |
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