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A Pocket Guide to Opera (Faber's pocket guides)

A Pocket Guide to Opera (Faber's pocket guides)

by RupertChristiansen (Author)

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    Paperback 2002

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Synopsis

A handy, readable and easy-to-use opera guide, containing entries for over a hundred works, both familiar and unfamiliar. Features include: Snapshot plot summaries; Easily understood background information; Straightforward pointers to help your appreciation of the music and production; Recommended recordings (CD, video and DVD); A brief over-view of the history of opera

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 416
 Edition: First
 Publisher: Faber and Faber
Published: 02 Sep 2002
ISBN 10: 0571209009
ISBN 13: 9780571209002

Author Bio
Rupert Christiansen was born in London and educated at King's College, Cambridge. After further study as a Fulbright scholar at Columbia University, he has written several books including Prima Donna, Romantic Affinities, Paris Babylon, The Visitors and Arthur Hugh Clough. In 1997, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.He is currently opera critic of the Daily Telegraph and a member of the editorial board of Opera magazine. He has contributed to many newspapers and magazines, including The Spectator, Times Literary Supplement, Harpers & Queen, Los Angeles Times, Vanity Fair and the New Yorker.