The Faber pocket guide to opera
Christiansen, Rupert2014
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This new edition of leading opera critic Rupert Christiansen's perennially popular guide has between extensively revised, and incorporates many more operas from all periods, including recent works by Philip Glass, Mark Anthony Turnage, Thomas Ades and George Benjamin. Whether you are a first-timer at 'La Boheme' or a seasoned Wagnerian, every opera-goer can benefit from a little background information, and this book provides just that. Accessible and easy-to-use, it contains entries for over 100 works, both familiar and unfamiliar.
Main title:
The Faber pocket guide to opera / Rupert Christiansen.
Author:
Christiansen, Rupert, author
Edition:
New edition.
Imprint:
London : Faber and Faber, 2014.
Collation:
x, 427 pages ; 18 cm
Notes:
Previous edition: 2002.Includes discography, filmography and index.
ISBN:
9780571306824 (pbk)
Dewey class:
782.1
Language:
English
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BRN:
195314
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