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The Rival Sirens
Cambridge University Press 2013; US$ 79.00The Rival Sirens examines the vital and intertwined roles of singers, audiences and local cultural context in creating eighteenth-century opera. more...
Wotan's Daughter
Wakefield Press 2013; US$ 19.95This title recounts the turbulent life and career of Marjorie Lawrence, one of Australia's most renowned opera stars. From humble beginnings in rural Victoria, Lawrence rose to become one of the pre-eminent Wagner singers of her generation, acclaimed and honoured in Europe and at the Metropolitan Opera in New York where she shared roles with the legendary... more...
Situating Opera
Cambridge University Press 2010; US$ 79.00Elegantly and engagingly written, this study demonstrates how opera has communicated with its diverse audiences over time. more...
Stravinsky: Oedipus Rex
Cambridge University Press 1993; US$ 29.00This clear and concise guide is the first ever to be written on this work and it describes the music and its staging in close detail. more...
The New York Times Essential Library: Opera
Henry Holt and Co. 2004; US$ 7.99An insightful, provocative selection of the best opera performances, chosen by The New York Times 's chief classical music critic in one hundred original essays Opera intertwines the drama of the theater with the powerful emotionality of music. In this magical and illuminating guide to the best opera recordings, Anthony Tommasini delves into... more...
Opera for Everybody
Faber and Faber 2011; US$ 24.78A lively and authoritative history of England's oldest continuously performing arts company, the English National Opera. more...
The Faber Pocket Guide to Opera
Faber and Faber 2011; US$ 11.65A handy, readable and easy-to-use opera guide by leading opera critic Rupert Christiansen, containing entries for over a hundred works, both familiar and unfamiliar. Features include: - snapshot plot summaries - background information on each opera - straightforward pointers to help your appreciation of the music and production - recommended recordings... more...
The Faber Pocket Guide to Wagner
Faber and Faber 2010; US$ 13.11An authoritative and accessible guide to the most controversial composer in history. more...
A Night at the Opera
Random House Publishing Group 2011; US$ 24.95This slightly irreverent guide to opera summarizes the plots of 17 of the world's great operas, including Aida, La Boheme, and Carmen, and describes their characters, artists, and composers. From the Hardcover edition. more...
Performing Operas for Mozart
Cambridge University Press 2011; US$ 79.00A study of the Prague Italian opera company and its role in performing Mozart's works in the late eighteenth-century. more...









