Ticket to the Opera (Paperback, New edition)

In Ticket to the Opera, Phil G. Goulding finally makes the magic and mystique of opera accessible to all. Here he offers a complete operatic education, including history, definitions of key musical terms, opera lore and gossip, portraits of famous singers and the roles they immortalized, as well as pithy introductions to the greatest operas of Europe and America and their composers. The book's centerpiece is what Goulding terms "the collection"--85 classics, among them Aida, The Marriage of Figaro, Carmen, and Madama Butterfly, that have been packing the world's opera houses for years. This entertaining, meticulously researched book also includes a fascinating chapter on American opera from George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess to Philip Glass's Einstein on the Beach and a discussion of the gems of twentieth-century opera featuring works like Leos Janácek's The Cunning Little Vixen, Alban Berg's Lulu, and Serge Prokofiev's The Love for Three Oranges.

Whether you're a curious neophyte, a music lover interested in branching out, or an aficionado eager to compare notes with a brilliant fellow opera buff, you'll prize Ticket to the Opera as an essential volume in your music library.

General

Imprint:	Ballantine Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	November 1999
First published:	August 1999
Authors:	Phil G Goulding
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 31mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	689
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-449-00566-8
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Theatre, drama > Opera
LSN:	0-449-00566-6
Barcode:	9780449005668

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