The Limelight Book of OperaA concise and comprehensive guide to the great operatic masterworks from Monteverdi, Purcell and Handel to Berg, Gershwin and Britten. It's an ideal handbook for the newcomer to opera and an invaluable reference book for the enthusiastic fan. 564 pages, paperback |
Contents
II | 15 |
III | 19 |
IV | 21 |
V | 22 |
VI | 29 |
VIII | 33 |
IX | 34 |
X | 42 |
LXI | 289 |
LXII | 296 |
LXIV | 304 |
LXVI | 313 |
LXVIII | 319 |
LXX | 327 |
LXXII | 333 |
LXXIII | 339 |
XI | 44 |
XII | 50 |
XIII | 56 |
XIV | 60 |
XV | 61 |
XVI | 66 |
XVII | 70 |
XVIII | 79 |
XIX | 86 |
XX | 90 |
XXI | 96 |
XXII | 107 |
XXIV | 115 |
XXVI | 120 |
XXVII | 121 |
XXVIII | 126 |
XXIX | 132 |
XXX | 133 |
XXXI | 136 |
XXXII | 142 |
XXXIII | 149 |
XXXV | 153 |
XXXVI | 158 |
XXXVII | 159 |
XXXVIII | 165 |
XXXIX | 170 |
XL | 177 |
XLI | 182 |
XLII | 190 |
XLIII | 196 |
XLIV | 203 |
XLV | 210 |
XLVI | 216 |
XLVII | 222 |
XLVIII | 230 |
XLIX | 231 |
L | 236 |
LI | 242 |
LII | 248 |
LIII | 253 |
LIV | 261 |
LV | 262 |
LVI | 266 |
LVII | 270 |
LVIII | 274 |
LIX | 282 |
LX | 288 |
LXXV | 346 |
LXXVII | 352 |
LXXIX | 357 |
LXXX | 358 |
LXXXI | 364 |
LXXXII | 369 |
LXXXIII | 375 |
LXXXV | 380 |
LXXXVII | 387 |
LXXXVIII | 393 |
LXXXIX | 399 |
XC | 404 |
XCI | 405 |
XCII | 408 |
XCIII | 411 |
XCIV | 415 |
XCV | 423 |
XCVI | 424 |
XCVII | 428 |
XCIX | 432 |
CI | 437 |
CIII | 442 |
CIV | 447 |
CV | 455 |
CVI | 460 |
CVIII | 465 |
CIX | 470 |
CXI | 474 |
CXII | 481 |
CXIII | 482 |
CXIV | 486 |
CXV | 492 |
CXVII | 502 |
CXIX | 508 |
CXXI | 514 |
CXXII | 515 |
CXXIII | 520 |
CXXIV | 521 |
CXXV | 527 |
CXXVII | 534 |
CXXIX | 540 |
CXXX | 541 |
CXXXI | 548 |
CXXXII | 553 |
CXXXIII | 558 |
Common terms and phrases
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