The Metropolitan Opera Stories Of The Great Operas
John W. Freeman, Metropolitan Opera Guild, Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Language: English
Published by W. W. Norton & Company, 1984
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Offers profiles of modern and lesser known opera composers and includes plot summaries of their major works Due to age and/or environmental conditions, the pages of this book have darkened. Former library book. Mylar protector included. Boards are moderately bowed, but not severely. Dampness has seeped into more than just the cover. Moderate edgewear on the boards. Moderate shelf wear. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item.
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- Title
- The Metropolitan Opera Stories Of The Great Operas
- Author
- John W. Freeman, Metropolitan Opera Guild, Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Publication year
- 1984
- Condition
- Fair
- Dust jacket
- Fair
- Book Type
- Ex-Library
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0393018881
- ISBN 13
- 9780393018882
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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