Overview

The Rough Guide to Operais a unique handbook on the most thrilling of art forms, spanning four hundred years of music drama. The title features lively biographical sketches of some 150 composers from Claudio Monteverdi to Poul Ruders, animating the main events of their careers and revealing their social and musical context. Entertaining accounts of hundreds of operas both famous and neglected and comprehensive reviews of over a thousand CD's from recent digital releases to the best historical recordings. From historical figures like Caruso to contemporary stars like Bryn Terfel, Renee Fleming and Daniel Barenboim, discover the finest singers and conductors on record. Superb photographs, drawings, and CD cover images make this title an Opera-lover's essential.

ISBN-13

9781843535386

ISBN-10

1843535386

Weight

2.37 Pounds

Dimensions

6.68 x 1.40 x 9.22 In

List Price

$27.99

Edition

4th Edition

Format

Paperback

Language

English

Pages

784 pages

Publisher

Rough Guides

Published On

2007-07-16



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