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This engaging guide to the 175 most popular operas will enhance the experienceof every opera lover. Written by a wellknown authority the book consists ofentries that set each opera within the context of its composers careeroutline the plot discuss the music and give relevant background informationon the libretto the staging and the most famous and influential interpretersof the principal roles. In addition the entries recount details of the firstperformance and subsequent performance history and provide guidance on therelative quality of available recordings. Aimed at opera lovers and committednewcomers rather than specialists The OperaLovers Companion does not setout to cover every opera but only those most frequently encountered in operahouses or on recordings. Although the book is dominated by the five great operacomposers Mozart Verdi Wagner Puccini and Strauss fiftyeight othercomposers are also represented. «
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