A Masked Ball (Opera Classics Library) [Paperback]

Burton D. Fisher (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 2, 2005

A comprehensive guide to Verdi's A MASKED BALL, featuring insightful and in depth Commentary and Analysis, a complete, newly translated Libretto, with Italian/English side-by side, and over 30 music highlight examples.

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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, the popular college textbook, A History of Opera: Milestones and Metamophoses, and recently, Opera Classics Library Puccini Companion: The Glorious Dozen. He is principal lecturer for the Opera Journeys Lecture Series at Florida International University, a commissioned author of Season Opera Guides and Program Notes for regional opera companies, and a frequent opera commentator on National Public Radio.

Product Details

• Paperback: 108 pages
• Publisher: Opera Journeys Publishing (August 2, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0976103508
• ISBN-13: 978-0976103509
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,967,075 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

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.