The New Grove book of operas

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The New Grove Book of Operas is the best single-volume opera reference available in English. The term "reference" deserves careful emphasis. The New Grove Book does not read like a textbook, and is best suited for individuals seeking details about specific operas rather than opera /5(4).

The New Grove Book of Operas presents the most popular entries from the four-volume encyclopedia and combines the meticulous Grove scholarship with a lightness of touch and readability that will delight any opera-goer.

The selections have been made by editor and world-renowned musicologist Stanley Sadie/5(4). First published in to great critical and popular acclaim, the Grove Book of Operas, is a collection of synopses and descriptions of over operas.

Each succinct yet insightful entry is written by a leading authority on the opera and includes a full synopsis of the plot, a cast list, a note on the singers in the original production, and information on the origins /5(27). The New Grove Book of Operas.

This book combines meticulous scholarship with a lightness of touch that will delight the opera-goer. The fascinating illustrations bring an amusing dimension showing how opera has been staged from its beginnings to modern 'deconstructed' productions/5(12).

The selections have been made by editor and world-renowned musicologist Stanley New Grove Book of Operas includes over operas performed around the world, in major opera houses, for the past quarter of a century, from the very earliest operas still in production to the most recent works of the twentieth century.

About the Author. The late Stanley Sadie is one of the world's leading musicologists. Educated with a Ph.D. from Cambridge University, he became a music critic at The Times of London in and was then editor of the Musical Times from He is the co-editor of the twenty-nine volume New The New Grove book of operas book Dictionary of Music and Musicians.5/5(4).

First published in to great critical and popular acclaim, the Grove Book of Operas, is a collection of synopses and descriptions of over operas. Each succinct yet insightful entry is written by a leading authority on the opera and includes a full synopsis of the plot, a cast list, a note on the singers in the original production, and information on the origins 5/5(1).

First published in to great critical and popular acclaim, the Grove Book of Operas, is a collection of synopses and descriptions of over operas/5.

First published in to great critical and popular acclaim, the Grove Book of Operas, is a collection of synopses and descriptions of over operas. First published in to great critical and popular acclaim, the Grove Book of Operas, is a collection of synopses and descriptions of over operas.

Each succinct yet insightful entry is written by a leading authority on the opera and includes a full synopsis of the plot, a cast list, a note on the singers in the original production, and information on the origins of the work and its /5(24). Try the new Google Books. Check out the new look and enjoy easier access to your favorite features.

Try it now. No thanks. Try the new Google Books Get print book. No eBook available New Grove Book of Operas. Stanley Sadie. Macmillan - pages. 0 Reviews. What people are saying - Write a review. We haven't found any reviews in the usual. The New Grove Guide to Wagner and His Operas book.

Read reviews from world’s largest community for readers. One of the most controversial figures in the /5. "The Grove Book of Operas, Second Edition, should be on every opera-lover's short list of indispensable reference books.

Highly recommended."--Gary Hoffman, Opera Today "This work will significantly affect not only the way opera is enjoyed in the future, but the way it is made."--The Washington Post (Review of the first edition)/5(23).

The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. Incorporating a decade of musicological research, the Dictionary is unsurpassed in its scope and quality, with contributions from over 1, of the world's leading critics and scholars/5(9).

Over operas are described in this book. The operas are listed in alphabetical order. In addition to a full synopsis of every plot, there is a cast list and a. The New Grove Dictionary of Opera Edited by Stanley Sadie The New Grove Dictionary of Opera (), is a comprehensive resource on the study of Written: The New Grove book of operas.

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The New grove book of operas. [Stanley Sadie;] -- "The world's defiinitive single volume of opera reference including: full plot synopses, cast lists, singers, composers, literary and social history, recordings, and much more. The New Grove Dictionary of Opera Edited by Stanley Sadie. Over operas are discussed from the late 16th century Florentine Camerata, through the great 18th and 19th century operas, to contemporary works such as the minimalist theatre pieces of Philip Glass.

Each entry in this New Grove series of composers and their operas is based on articles in The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, that feature information on the lives of individual composers, their works, their librettists and interpreters, and the places where they performed.

These unique books compile the meticulously researched articles into organized narratives, designed to. Get this from a library! The New grove book of operas. [Stanley Sadie;] -- A complete and definitive reference volume on opera.The Oxford illustrated history of opera User Review - Not Available - Book Verdict.

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