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A Night at the Opera: An Irreverent Guide to The Plots, The Singers, The Compose
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- 9780375751769
- Book Title
- Night at the Opera : an Irreverent Guide to the Plots, the Singers, the Composers, the Recordings
- Item Length
- 9.2in
- Publisher
- Random House Publishing Group
- Publication Year
- 1998
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 2.1in
- Genre
- Music, Référence
- Topic
- Bibliographies & Indexes, Reference, Genres & Styles / Opera
- Item Width
- 6.1in
- Item Weight
- 37.9 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 976 Pages
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"Delightful and anti-reverential"-- Sunday Times (London) With an encyclopedic knowledge of opera and a delightful dash of irreverence, Sir Denis Forman throws open the world of opera--its structure, composers, conductors, and artists--in this hugely informative guide. A Night at the Opera dissects the eighty-three most popular operas recorded on compact disc, from Cilea's Adriana Lecouvreur to Mozart's Die Zauberfl te. For each opera, Sir Denis details the plot and cast of characters, awarding stars to parts that are "worth looking out for," "really good," or, occasionally, "stunning." He goes on to tell the history of each opera and its early reception. Finally, each work is graded from alpha to gamma (although the Ring cycle gets an "X"), and Sir Denis has no qualms about voicing his opinion: the first act of Fidelio is "a bit of a mess," while the last scene of Don Giovanni "towers above the comic finales of Figaro and Cos and whether or not it] is Mozart's greatest opera, it is certainly his most powerful finale." The guide also presents brief biographies of the great composers, conductors, and singers. A glossary of musical terms is included, as well as Operatica, or the essential elements of opera, from the proper place and style of the audience's applause (and boos) to the use of subtitles. A Night at the Opera is for connoisseurs and neophytes alike. It will entertain and inform, delight and (perhaps) infuriate, providing a subject for lively debate and ready reference for years to come.
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Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0375751769
ISBN-13
9780375751769
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601762
Product Key Features
Book Title
Night at the Opera : an Irreverent Guide to the Plots, the Singers, the Composers, the Recordings
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Bibliographies & Indexes, Reference, Genres & Styles / Opera
Publication Year
1998
Genre
Music, Référence
Number of Pages
976 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.2in
Item Height
2.1in
Item Width
6.1in
Item Weight
37.9 Oz
Additional Product Features
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Ml65.F7 1998
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
98-021454
Dewey Decimal
782.1
Dewey Edition
20
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