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3 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best short guide to the opera
This small, inexpensive reference work, revised and updated by Professor Jack Kamerman, is enlivened by Osborne's wit and a wonderful trove of photographs. For the specialist and non-specialist, this is the first place to turn.
Published on May 25, 2001 by Charles L. DeFanti Jr.
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I suppose if you're really new to opera, or would like to have a book around to quote definitions from this is a good book to have around, however as someone who is a step above neophyte and a (few) step(s) below expert, there are rare words in the book I couldn't give you the definition to without the book. There is a serious lack of musical terms in the book too. It's...
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This review is from: The Dictionary of the Opera (Paperback)
I suppose if you're really new to opera, or would like to have a book around to quote definitions from this is a good book to have around, however as someone who is a step above neophyte and a (few) step(s) below expert, there are rare words in the book I couldn't give you the definition to without the book. There is a serious lack of musical terms in the book too. It's been a while since I've looked, but I don't think for instance the word portamento is in the book, which does seem like somewhat of an oversight.
3 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best short guide to the opera,
By Charles L. DeFanti Jr. "Professor Emeritus of... (New York, NY United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)
This review is from: The Dictionary of the Opera (Paperback)
This small, inexpensive reference work, revised and updated by Professor Jack Kamerman, is enlivened by Osborne's wit and a wonderful trove of photographs. For the specialist and non-specialist, this is the first place to turn.
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The Dictionary of the Opera by Charles Osborne (Paperback - Oct. 1986)
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