Items related to The New Grove Dictionary of Opera (4 Volume Set)
Synopsis
This is an opera reference covering four volumes, with over 1300 contributions. The 11,000 articles are cross-referenced and deal with all of the varied aspects of the operatic experience, from the composer, librettist and their cultural background, through singers, conductors and directors, to cities, opera houses, costume, choreography and set design. The dictionary features: over 1750 articles on operas; over 2500 articles on singers and conductors; over 3000 articles on composers; more than 400 articles on cities; and further articles covering producers, designers, patrons and impressarios, and history and terminology of opera. The work includes indices of character names and first lines of arias and ensembles.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
Review
Although not for every opera lover (or every opera lover's budget), this massive four-volume set--each volume coming in at around 1,300 pages--is indispensable for the opera educator, writer, or major fanatic. While in any encyclopedia the quality of writing and the critical viewpoint must of necessity be somewhat varied, the standards in the Grove series of reference works are always high and the level of usefulness enormous. Almost any opera that debuted before 1992 is to be found within these pages, making it especially useful in this age of obscure revivals; most singers of any note who had established careers before that date are also included. Although somewhat Anglocentric in its inclusions, this remains an invaluable reference work.
About the Author
The late Stanley Sadie is one of the world's leading musicologists. Educated with a Ph.D. from Cambridge University, he became a music critic at The Times of London in 1964 and was then editor of the Musical Times from 1967-1987. He is the co-editor of the twenty-nine volume New Grove
Dictionary of Music and Musicians.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherMacmillan
- Publication date1998
- ISBN 10 0333734327
- ISBN 13 9780333734322
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages5432
- EditorStanley Sadie
- Rating
Other Popular Editions of the Same Title
Search results for The New Grove Dictionary of Opera (4 Volume Set)
Stock Image
The New Grove Dictionary of Opera (4 Volume Set)
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 5.2. Seller Inventory # G0333734327I3N00
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. Volume Three [only]. [Lonati-Rodzinski].
Published by
oxford oxford university press 1997 *, 1998
ISBN 10: 0333734327
ISBN 13: 9780333734322
Used
Softcover
Seller: Travis & Emery Music Bookshop ABA, London, United Kingdom
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Vol.3 only. Large 8vo (Weight 3kg). Paperback, creased and small piece of back wrapper/backstrip torn away, internally VG. Plates, illus. and music examples. Seller Inventory # _72810_V_
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
The New Grove Dictionary of Opera (4 Volume Set)
Seller: Libris Hardback Book Shop, Penn Laird, VA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good+. Burgundy soft covers with gold lettering and blue trim on front covers and spines, covers show light creasing and edge wear. Bindings tight, corners curl a bit, text pages very clean, no markings. Slip case is also Very Good+ with light edge wear. Packaged carefully for shipment in cardboard with U. S. tracking. This set will require extra postage for priority or international shipment. Seller Inventory # 015278
Quantity: 1 available
Seller Image
The New Grove Dictionary Of Opera, 4 Volume Set
Published by
MacMillan Reference Ltd., 1998
ISBN 10: 0333734327
ISBN 13: 9780333734322
Used
Softcovers
Seller: Books of Paradise, Magalia, CA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Softcovers. Condition: Very Good-. No Edition Stated. 4 volume set; books have mild shelfwear, slight toning, vol. 3 and 4 have slight separation at bottom corner of front cover, vol. 4 has light moisture mark around edges of last 20 pages w/some light wrinkling, otherwise this is a clean set; 5323 pages. Seller Inventory # AM2123
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
The New Grove Dictionary of Opera (4 Volume Set)
Seller: dsmbooks, Liverpool, United Kingdom
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
paperback. Condition: Good. Good. book. Seller Inventory # D7S9-1-M-0333734327-5
Quantity: 1 available