Penguin Concise Guide to Opera

Häftad, Engelska, 2005

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Beskrivning

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. Composer biographies are accompanied by informed articles on individual operas, offering plot synopses, musical analysis and general commentary.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2005-06-30
Mått:133 x 203 x 31 mm
Vikt:417 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:608
Förlag:Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN:9780141016825

Utforska kategorier

Opera inom Kultur
Referensverk och tvärvetenskap inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Amanda Holden has written some 50 translations and texts for the opera stage, theatre, and concert hall, including the libretto for Mark Anthony Turnage's opera 'The Silver Tassie', for which she received an Olivier Award. For The New Penguin Opera Guide she assembled a team of 100 experts. She lives in London.

Recensioner i media

Praise for The New Penguin Opera Guide: 'For range, breadth, enthusiasm and common sense, Amanda Holden's labour of love is already irreplaceable' Dennis Marks, Observer