The Oxford Dictionary of Opera
Download or Read eBook The Oxford Dictionary of Opera PDF written by John Warrack and published by Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1992 with total page 808 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : John Warrack |
| Publisher | : Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 808 |
| Release | : 1992 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0198691645 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780198691648 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (45 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Oxford Dictionary of Opera by : John Warrack
Book excerpt: From Aachen, a city launching much young talent, to Zwischenspiel, the usual German term for intermezzo, this new reference contains some 4,500 entries, including 750 on opera composers (with bibliographies), 600 on individual operas, 900 biographies of singers, and 350 entries of specialist terms, along with hundreds covering directors, conductors, scenes, writers, critics. A pleasing 782 pages, lots of detail, covering all aspects of the historical development and present standing of opera; appropriate for virtually all libraries. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
