The Little Book of Opera is a collection of writings by enthusiasts, celebrating the sublime marriage of words and music that has dazzled audiences with an unparalled parade of both high and low drama since the 16th century. Richly illustrated with archival images from the world's great opera houses and performances, the book makes an ideal gift for the devoted season ticket holder.
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This varied but always entertaining collection of operatic essays (written by and for hardcore opera lovers) offers some interesting facts and points of view and some great old pictures. A good gift for the opera freak in your life -- or for yourself.
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On a January evening of the early seventies, Christine Nilsson was singing in Faust at the Academy of Music in New York. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Uncle Ed, New York, Newland Archer, Aunt Rosalie, Uncle Harry, Miss Glaser, Peter Melrose, Maria Callas, Somerset Maugham, The Voice of the Turtle, The Wagnerians, Kitty Ayrshire, Lady Macbeth, Sillerton Jackson, The Callas Cult, Lawrence Lefferts, May Welland, Miss Ayrshire, Mme Branchu, Louis Auchincloss, Manson Mingott, Rosina Storchio, East Liberty, Lovell Mingott, Miss Welland New!
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On a January evening of the early seventies, Christine Nilsson was singing in Faust at the Academy of Music in New York. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Uncle Ed, New York, Newland Archer, Aunt Rosalie, Uncle Harry, Miss Glaser, Peter Melrose, Maria Callas, Somerset Maugham, The Voice of the Turtle, The Wagnerians, Kitty Ayrshire, Lady Macbeth, Sillerton Jackson, The Callas Cult, Lawrence Lefferts, May Welland, Miss Ayrshire, Mme Branchu, Louis Auchincloss, Manson Mingott, Rosina Storchio, East Liberty, Lovell Mingott, Miss Welland New!
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Front Cover | Front Flap | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Flap | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- The Age of Innocence (Modern Library Classics) by Edith Wharton in Front Matter, and page 17
- Master Class by Terrence McNally on page 23, and Back Matter
- Madama Butterfly in Full Score by Giacomo Puccini on page 77, and page 81
- Complete Opera Book by Gustav Kobbe on page 124
- The Age Of Innocence (Bloom's Modern Critical Interpretations) by Harold Bloom in Front Matter
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