Die Fledermaus (Opera Journeys Mini Guide) [Paperback]

Burton D. Fisher (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 2002

Johann Strauss's DIE FLEDERMAUS, featuring Principal Chararacters, Brief Story Synopsis, Story Narrative with Music Highlight Examples, and an insightful and comprehensive Analysis and Commentary.

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OPERA CLASSICS LIBRARY SERIES:
•Aida •The Barber of Seville
•La Bohème •Carmen •Cavalleria Rusticana
•Così fan tutte •Don Giovanni
•Lucia di Lammermoor •Madama Butterfly
•The Magic Flute •Manon Lescaut •The Marriage of Figaro
•Otello •I Pagliacci •Rigoletto •Salome •Tosca
•Il Trittico (Il Tabarro/Suor Angelica/Gianni Schicchi)
•La Traviata •Turandot and The Ring of the Nibelung (without libretto)

OPERA JOURNEYS MINI GUIDE SERIES:

•Aïda •Andrea Chénier •The Barber of Seville
•La Bohème •Boris Godunov •Carmen
•Cavalleria Rusticana •Così fan tutte •Der Freischütz
•Die Fledermaus •Don Carlo •Don Giovanni
•Don Pasquale •The Elixir of Love •Elektra
•Eugene Onegin •Exploring Wagner’s Ring •Falstaff
•Faust •Fidelio •The Flying Dutchman
•Hansel and Gretel •L’Italiana in Algeri •Julius Caesar
•Lohengrin •Lucia di Lammermoor •Macbeth
•Madama Butterfly •The Magic Flute
•Manon •Manon Lescaut •The Marriage of Figaro
•A Masked Ball •The Mikado •Nabucco •Norma
•Otello •I Pagliacci •Porgy and Bess
•The Rhinegold •Rigoletto •Der Rosenkavalier
•Salome •Samson and Delilah •Siegfried
•The Tales of Hoffmann •Tannhäuser
•Tosca •La Traviata •Tristan and Isolde
•Il Trovatore •Turandot
•Twilight of the Gods •The Valkyrie •Werther

OPERA JOURNEYS LIBRETTO SERIES:

•Aida •The Barber of Seville
•La Bohème •Carmen •Cavalleria Rusticana
•Così fan tutte •Don Giovanni •Edgar
•La Fanciulla del West •Gianni Schicchi
•Lucia di Lammermoor •Madama Butterfly
•The Magic Flute •Manon Lescaut
•The Marriage of Figaro •Otello •I Pagliacci •Rigoletto
•La Rondine •Salome •Suor Angelica
•Il Tabarro •Tosca •La Traviata •Le Villi

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A History of Opera: Milestones and Metamorphoses

About the Author

Burton D. Fisher is a former opera conductor, author-publisher of the Opera Classics Library Series, Opera Journeys Mini Guide Series, Opera Journeys Libretto Series, principal lecturer for the Opera Journeys Lecture Series at Florida International University, a commissioned author for Season Guides and Program Notes for regional opera companies, and a frequent opera commentator on National Publioc Radio.

Product Details

• Paperback: 36 pages
• ISBN-10: 1930841531
• ISBN-13: 978-1930841536
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 3.2 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,120,047 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Burton D. Fisher is a former opera conductor who studied at the Mannes and Juilliard schools. He is currently the author-publisher of over 130 books about opera: Opera Classics Library Series; Opera Journeys Mini Guide Series; Opera Journeys Libretto Series; the Puccini Companion: the Glorious Dozen; and the popular text adopted by many colleges and universities, A History of Opera: Milestones and Metamorphoses. He is principal lecturer for the Opera Journeys Lecture Series at Florida International University, a commissioned author for Season Opera guides and Program Notes for regional opera companies, a translator of librettos for record producers (Sony-BMG),and a frequent opera commentator on National Public Radio.

Opera at Movie Theaters: 2011-2012, an annual guide to opera simulcasts and screenings at movie theaters, is now available at the Amazon Kindle store in E-PUB format, and in PRINT and E-BOOK pdf format at the Opera Journeys Publishing web site: www.operajourneys.com.