Pocket Guide to Opera by Rupert Christiansen

Pocket Guide to Opera by Rupert Christiansen

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Summary

This is a handy, readable and easy-to-use opera guide which contains entries for over 100 works, both familiar and unfamiliar. Its features include: snapshot plot summaries; easily understood background information; recommended recordings; and a brief overview of the history of opera.

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Pocket Guide to Opera by Rupert Christiansen

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
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.
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ISBN 13 9780571209002
ISBN 10 0571209009
Title Pocket Guide to Opera
Author Rupert Christiansen
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Faber & Faber
Year published 2002-09-02
Number of pages 416
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.