by John Freeman (Author), James Levine (Foreword), Peter Allen (Introduction)
Here at last is the definitive opera story collection, the only one now authorized by the Metropolitan Opera. Written by the associate editor of Opera News magazine, the volume includes the complete plots of 150 different operas, biographical information on all of the 72 composers represented, easy access to the stories through both a table of contents and an index, and a foreword by Peter Allen.
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 584
Edition: Second Impression
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 13 Mar 1985
ISBN 10: 0393018881
ISBN 13: 9780393018882