The New Grove Dictionary Of Opera, 4 Volume Set

Sadie, Stanley (editor) ; Bashford, Christina (Managing editor)

ISBN 10: 0333734327 / ISBN 13: 9780333734322

Published by MacMillan Reference Ltd., 1998

About this Item

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

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The New Grove Dictionary Of Opera, 4 Volume Set
• Publisher: MacMillan Reference Ltd.
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0333734327
• ISBN 13: 9780333734322
• Binding: Softcovers
• Edition: No Edition Stated.
• Condition: Very Good-
• Seller catalogs:
  • Music
  • Reference
  • Drama & Performing Arts

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Synopsis

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.