The Metropolitan Opera – Stories of the Great Operas
Freeman, John W.; Levine, James; Allen, Peter
Language: English
Published by W. W. Norton & Company, 1985
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Larger, heavy, very thick book, dark blue cloth spine, darker blue boards, bright gilt lettering on spine, spine lightly sunken at top, 547 pages, small photographs of compoosers of each story. DJ beneath mylar, glossy dark blue with yellow names of composers in background to front, spine and back. DJ has a light crease to bottom front and spine top and bottom. DJ and book, both Good.
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- Title
- The Metropolitan Opera – Stories of the Great Operas
- Author
- Freeman, John W.; Levine, James; Allen, Peter
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Publication year
- 1985
- Condition
- Good
- Dust jacket
- Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0393018881
- ISBN 13
- 9780393018882
- Edition
- 5th or later Edition
Whether for quick, pre-performance reference or an evening of browsing through favorite stories, this volume is an invaluable addition to every opera-lover's library.
Here at last is the definitive opera story collection, the only one now authorized by the Metropolitan Opera. Written by the associate editor of Opera News magazine, the volume includes the complete plots of 150 different operas, biographical information on all of the 72 composers represented, easy access to the stories through both a table of contents and an index, and a foreword by Peter Allen."Synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
About the Author
b. 1920
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