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Bibliographic Details

Title: Metropolitan Opera Stories of the Great Operas (v. 1)
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publication Date: 1995
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0393018881
ISBN 13: 9780393018882
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Good
Weight: 33 ounces

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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.

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