NPR The Curious Listener's Guide to Opera
Nonfiction, Entertainment, Music, Music Styles, Classical & Opera, Opera, Theory & Criticism, History & Criticism
| Author: | William Berger | ISBN: | 9781101221174 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Publishing Group | Publication: | February 5, 2002 |
| Imprint: | TarcherPerigee | Language: | English |
| Author: | William Berger |
| ISBN: | 9781101221174 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Publishing Group |
| Publication: | February 5, 2002 |
| Imprint: | TarcherPerigee |
| Language: | English |
Major composers including Mozart, Wagner, Verdi, Puccini, and Strauss * Legendary singers from the great divas to the Three Tenors * What to look for and listen to at the opera * The history of opera and why it endures * Stylistic variations and basic theoretical underpinnings * Appreciating the art form * Biographies of the opera's greatest artists * A survey of classic operas
Major composers including Mozart, Wagner, Verdi, Puccini, and Strauss * Legendary singers from the great divas to the Three Tenors * What to look for and listen to at the opera * The history of opera and why it endures * Stylistic variations and basic theoretical underpinnings * Appreciating the art form * Biographies of the opera's greatest artists * A survey of classic operas
