Drawn from the critically-acclaimed New Penguin Opera Guide, this concise edition is shaped around the composers and works most likely to be encountered in today’s opera houses — spanning the full range from Mozart and Wagner to Britten and Massenet. Each composer is given a biographical portrait alongside detailed articles devoted to individual works, with plot synopses, musical analysis and broader contextual commentary all brought together in one accessible volume.
ISBN 13: 9780141016825
Author: Amanda Holden
