Grove Book of Operas Sadie Stanley
Grove Book of Operas Sadie Stanley First published in 1996 to great critical and popular acclaim, The Grove Book of Operas brings together synopses and descriptions of over 250 leading operas,…
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Grove Book of Operas Sadie Stanley
First published in 1996 to great critical and popular acclaim, The Grove Book of Operas brings together synopses and descriptions of over 250 leading operas, complemented by more than one hundred illustrations and halftones. Contributions conclude with a brief comment on the particular works place in operatic history. Each succinct yet insightful entry is written by a leading authority on the opera and includes a full synopsis of the plot, a cast list, a note on the singers in the original production, and information on the origins of the work and its literary and social background.
And indices of role names and of arias and ensembles allow the reader to find operas containing their favorite aria or a well-known character. A glossary offers brief and accessible definitions of terms that may be unfamiliar to the reader. This second edition brings the book up to date with several
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