THE STANDARD OPERAS; THEIR PLOTS, THEIR MUSIC, AND THEIR COMPOSERS, A HANDBOOK

BROWN COVER, LIGHTLY FADED FROM AGE. GOLD PRINT SPINE. FORMER LIBRARY BOOK, LIBRARY LABEL INSIDE FRONT FROM THE CARNEGIE LIBRARY, CARNEGIE PA.TIGHT AND CLEAN THROUGHOUT. 27 SECTIONS, APPENDIX AND INDEX. SOME OF THE SECTIONS INCLUDE BEETHOVEN, BELLINI, GOETZ, HUMPERDINCK, MOZART, VERDI, WAGNER AND MANY OTHERS. A GREAT DEAL OF OPERA INFORMATION FOR THE OPERA LOVER A DEFINITE KEEPSAKE AND ENJOYMENT. Opera is a form of Western theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically a collaboration between a composer and a librettist and incorporates a number of the performing arts, such as acting, scenery, costume, and sometimes dance or ballet. George Putnam Upton (October 25, 1834 – May 19, 1919) was an American journalist and author. He also translated numerous works of German literature. George Putnam Upton was born in Roxbury, Massachusetts, on October 25, 1834. He took an MA at Brown University in 1854, and soon after started writing for newspapers in Chicago. In 1862, Upton became the music critic for the Chicago Tribune. He became the senior editor at the Tribune in 1881 and remained in the post until 1905. A. C. McClurg & Co. published several of his books. ANTIQUE BOOKS DEN, WHERE INTERESTING BOOKS ARE.…