Opera
"Passion"A Visual Meditation
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With 31 colour photographs. Hardback, 64 pages. Weight: 298g.
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ISBN: 1871217679
Publisher: Family Publications
Date: 2007 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Opera
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"The Penguin Concise Guide to Opera"
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This concise edition of the critically-acclaimed New Penguin Opera Guide focusses on the composers and works most frequently performed today - ranging from Britten to Massenet, and from Mozart to Wagner. Paperback, 608 pages. Size: 198 x 129 mm. Weight: 417g.
Author: (Holden, Amanda, ed.)
ISBN: 0141016825
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Date: 2005 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Opera
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"Yuletide"
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"Guitar Play-Along" series; Paperback, 22 pages. Size: 305 x 229 mm. Weight: 168g.
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ISBN: 063406214X
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Date: 2003 (United States)
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"Hallelujah Junction"Composing an American Life
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John Adams is one of the most admired and performed living composers. This autobiography takes you on a journey through the musical landscape of his life and times, centred around the three controversial operas based on social and political issues he has written over the years: Nixon in China, The Death of Klinghoffer and, Dr Atomic. Hardback, 352 pages. Size: 223 x 143 mm. Weight: 520g.
Author: Adams, John
ISBN: 0571231152
Publisher: Faber and Faber
Date: 2008 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Opera
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"Opera Stories From Wagner"
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Paperback, 68 pages. Size: 235 x 190 mm. Weight: 135g.
Author: Akin, Florence
ISBN: 141913907X
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing Co
Date: 2004 (United States)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Opera
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"Everyday Arias"An Operatic Ethnography
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Explores the world of opera through the author's fieldwork with the Welsh National Opera company. This book demonstrates how cultural phenomena are produced and enacted by taking readers on stage and behind the scenes into the collective social action that goes into the realization of an opera. With illustrations. Hardback, 224 pages. Size: 239 x 160 mm. Weight: 454g.
Author: Atkinson, Paul
ISBN: 0759101396
Publisher: Altamira Press,U.S.
Date: 2006 (United States)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Opera
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"Tenors, Tantrums and Trills"Opera Dictionary From Aida to Zzzz
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An opera dictionary including everything from strutting singers to cantankerous composers, from ludicrous librettos to pompous prima donnas. With illustrations throughout. Paperback, 96 pages. Size: 230 x 153 mm. Weight: 159g.
Author: Barber, David W.
ISBN: 0920151191
Publisher: Sound and Vision Publishing Ltd ,Canada
Date: 1996 (Canada)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Opera
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"Opera Choruses Vocal Score"
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"Oxford Choral Classics" series; A collection of 35 classic opera choruses, arranged as separate concert works, with English singing translations and practical keyboard reductions. With music. Sheet Music, 384 pages. Size: 270 x 190 mm. Weight: 732g.
Author: Bartlett, Clifford Rutter, John (Rutter, John, ed.)
ISBN: 0193436930
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date: 1995 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Opera
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"Andrea Bocelli"The Music of Silence
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Andrea Bocelli has sold an astonishing 20 million recordings worldwide. Yet behind his success lies a story of personal triumph. Undeterred by losing his sight at the age of 12, he continued to pursue his childhood dream of becoming a famous tenor, using Braille musical scores and lyric sheets. With portraits. New ed. Paperback, 281 pages. Size: 195 x 130 mm. Weight: 290g.
Author: Bocelli, Andrea
ISBN: 0753506408
Publisher: Virgin Books
Date: 2001 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Opera
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"Who Married Figaro?"A Book of Opera Characters
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A unique reference work containing over 2,500 A-Z entries on operatic characters. Includes synopses for over 200 operas and operettas, as well as feature articles written by well-known personalities from the world of opera, including Placido Domingo and Dame Janet Baker. It is an essential book for anyone with an interest in opera. Rev ed. Hardback, 384 pages. Size: 234 x 156 mm. Weight: 694g.
Author: Bourne, Joyce
ISBN: 0199548196
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date: 2008 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Opera
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"The Rough Guide to Opera"
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"Rough Guides Reference Titles" series; A handbook on art forms, spanning four hundred years of music drama. It features biographical sketches of some 150 composers from Claudio Monteverdi to Poul Ruders, animating the main events of their careers and revealing their social and musical context. With illustrations, ports.. 4 rev ed. Paperback, 768 pages. Size: 234 x 169 mm. Weight: 1084g.
Author: Boyden, Matthew
ISBN: 1843535386
Publisher: Rough Guides Ltd
Date: 2007 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Opera
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"Oh Joy! Oh Rapture!"The Enduring Phenomenon of Gilbert and Sullivan
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The Enduring Phenomenon of Gilbert and Sullivan. With numerous halftones. Paperback, 234 pages. Size: 234 x 156 mm. Weight: 372g.
Author: Bradley, Ian
ISBN: 0195328949
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date: 2007 (United States)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Opera
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"Maligned Master"Real Story of Antonio Salieri
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Kanes, Eveline L. (trans.) Argues that Salieri was one of the most important opera composers of his time, and that the success of some of his operas was considerable. The author examines Salieri's life and work, and analyzes his relationship with Mozart, with the aim of setting the record straight. With 16 plates, notes, bibliography, index. Hardback, 264 pages. Size: 1 x 1 mm. Weight: 610g.
Author: Braunbehrens, Volkmar
ISBN: 0859679748
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing Group
Date: 1993 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Opera
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"Opera Offstage"Passion and Politics Behind the Great Operas
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Who inspired Carmen's fiery heroine? Was there a plot behind the hostile reception to the premiere of Madame Butterfly? What compromises did Richard Strauss make with the Nazi government to get his Die Schweigsame Frau produced? This text sheds light on the tales behind 27 of the greatest operas. With illustrations. New ed. Paperback, 240 pages. Size: 216 x 135 mm. Weight: 100g.
Author: Brener, Milton
ISBN: 1861055366
Publisher: Anova Books
Date: 2003 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Opera
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"The King and I"The Uncensored Tale of Luciano Pavarotti's Rise to Fame By His Manager, Friend and Sometime Adversary
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In 1967, Luciano Pavarotti was an up-and-coming young tenor with a voice far more impressive than his stage technique or presence. So Decca, his record company, told him, 'Luciano, you're a real nice guy. So you need a real bastard to do your publicity.' Enter Herbert Breslin. With illustrations. Hardback, 288 pages. Size: 234 x 153 mm. Weight: 788g.
Author: Breslin, Herbert Midgette, Anne
ISBN: 1840189363
Publisher: Mainstream Publishing
Date: 2004 (Scotland)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Opera
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