Author: Laura Diane Kuhn
Publisher: Macmillan Reference USA
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 1160
Book Description
This reference covers the unique stature and scope of opera in all its grandeur and complexity, as well as the people who have made significant contributions to the field. The 1,000 entries present information on past and newly emerged performers, librettists, set designers, scholars, directors, and composers (including current ones who have pushed the boundaries of the form). Other features include synopses of operas, an opera timeline, a glossary, a directory of opera companies, histories of the world's leading opera houses, and a foreword by famed musicologist Nicholas Slonimsky. Contains about 250 b & w illustrations and photos. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.
Baker's Dictionary of Opera
Author: Laura Diane Kuhn
Publisher: Macmillan Reference USA
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 1160
Book Description
This reference covers the unique stature and scope of opera in all its grandeur and complexity, as well as the people who have made significant contributions to the field. The 1,000 entries present information on past and newly emerged performers, librettists, set designers, scholars, directors, and composers (including current ones who have pushed the boundaries of the form). Other features include synopses of operas, an opera timeline, a glossary, a directory of opera companies, histories of the world's leading opera houses, and a foreword by famed musicologist Nicholas Slonimsky. Contains about 250 b & w illustrations and photos. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.
Publisher: Macmillan Reference USA
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 1160
Book Description
This reference covers the unique stature and scope of opera in all its grandeur and complexity, as well as the people who have made significant contributions to the field. The 1,000 entries present information on past and newly emerged performers, librettists, set designers, scholars, directors, and composers (including current ones who have pushed the boundaries of the form). Other features include synopses of operas, an opera timeline, a glossary, a directory of opera companies, histories of the world's leading opera houses, and a foreword by famed musicologist Nicholas Slonimsky. Contains about 250 b & w illustrations and photos. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.
A Dictionary of Opera Characters
Author: Joyce Bourne Kennedy
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199550395
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 375
Book Description
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 Plácido Domingo and Dame Janet Baker. It is an essential book for anyone with an interest in opera.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199550395
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 375
Book Description
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 Plácido Domingo and Dame Janet Baker. It is an essential book for anyone with an interest in opera.
Baker's Dictionary of Music
Author: Nicolas Slonimsky
Publisher: Macmillan Reference USA
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 1210
Book Description
A dictionary of music history and theory, including entries on musical instruments, famous compositions, musicians, and musical terms; and includes in-depth essays on musical topics.
Publisher: Macmillan Reference USA
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 1210
Book Description
A dictionary of music history and theory, including entries on musical instruments, famous compositions, musicians, and musical terms; and includes in-depth essays on musical topics.
Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians
Author: John Alexander Fuller-Maitland
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Opera
Author: John Warrack
Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks
ISBN: 0192800280
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 594
Book Description
Derived from the full Oxford Dictionary of Opera, this is the most authoritative and up-to-date dictionary of opera available in paperback. Fully revised for this new edition, with over 3,500 entries, it is designed to be accessible to all those who enjoy opera, whether at the opera-house oron record. * Composers and their works * Singers and their notable performances * Plot summaries and separate entries for well-known roles, arias, and choruses * Leading conductors, producers, and designers * Opera companies and festivals
Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks
ISBN: 0192800280
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 594
Book Description
Derived from the full Oxford Dictionary of Opera, this is the most authoritative and up-to-date dictionary of opera available in paperback. Fully revised for this new edition, with over 3,500 entries, it is designed to be accessible to all those who enjoy opera, whether at the opera-house oron record. * Composers and their works * Singers and their notable performances * Plot summaries and separate entries for well-known roles, arias, and choruses * Leading conductors, producers, and designers * Opera companies and festivals
The Dictionary of the Opera
Author: Charles Osborne
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781566491082
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
This book features entries on nearly 300 composers and 800 singers, as well as conductors, producers, set designers, librettists, and others. There are plot summaries of 570 operas, and contemporary critical receptions of the works and performances.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781566491082
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
This book features entries on nearly 300 composers and 800 singers, as well as conductors, producers, set designers, librettists, and others. There are plot summaries of 570 operas, and contemporary critical receptions of the works and performances.
Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians
Author: J. A. Fuller Maitland
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 898
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 898
Book Description
Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians
Author: George Grove
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 742
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 742
Book Description
Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 460
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 460
Book Description
The New Grove Dictionary of Opera
Author: Stanley Sadie
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Opera
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Alfabetisk ordnet opslagsværk over operaer, operasangere, librettoforfattere, dirigenter, operahuse, og steder
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Opera
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Alfabetisk ordnet opslagsværk over operaer, operasangere, librettoforfattere, dirigenter, operahuse, og steder