History of Opera:

Edited and Introduced by Stanley Sadie; Contributing authors: Thomas Walker, Peter Branscombe, James Anthony, Curtis Price, Jack Sage, Manfred Boetzkes, Roger Savage, Stanley Sadie, Daniel Heartz, Charles Troy, Michael Robinson, Peter Branscombe, James Anthony, Martin Cooper, David Charlton, Lionel Salter, Manfred Boetzkes, Julian Budden, John Warrack, Winton Dean, Dennis Libby, Ronald Crichton, Geoffrey Norris, Nicholas Temperley, John Horton, Victor Yellin, Malena Kuss, Andrew Lamb, Will Crutchfield, John Waterhouse, Derrick Puffett, Ronald Crichton, Laurel Fay, Peter Evans, John Horton, Elizabeth Forbes, Leighton Kerner, Therese Radic, and Paul Sheren.

ISBN 10: 0393028100 / ISBN 13: 9780393028102

Published by W.W. Norton & Company, New York, New York / London, England, 1990

About this Item

xiii, 485 pp. Norton/Grove Handbooks in Music. Very good condition; on edges of papers: a few watermarks and a touch of soiling.

Seller Inventory # LL08120092

Bibliographic Details

• Title: History of Opera:
• Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company, New York, New York / London, England
• Publication Date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0393028100
• ISBN 13: 9780393028102
• Binding: Hardcover
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very good
• Seller catalogs:
  • A Survey through the Ages: The Gift of Music

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Synopsis

A survey of opera covering baroque, pre-classical, classical, 19th century and 20th century. It includes an introductory essay on the nature and social place of opera and is organized by century examining national developments within the chronological framework. Discussion of stage design and production is included, offering the student, researcher or enthusiast an opportunity to see the development of design, stage movement and gesture in the context of the development of opera itself. The book contains many illustrations, engravings, prints and photographs.