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The Golden Age of Opera

By: Klein Herman

Price: £8.00

Publisher: George Routledge: 1933

Seller ID: 12690

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good with no dust jacket

xxvi, 275pp, 12 plates. Boards a little worn and stained, internally very good.
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The Magic of Opera

By: Knapp, J Merrill

Price: £5.00

Publisher: Robert Hale: 1975

Seller ID: 4423

ISBN: 070915254X

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good in Very Good dust jacket

x, 371pp, illustrations, music examples. A survey of the world of opera, highlighting trends and outstanding figures. Brief plot summaries and analysis in considerable detail.
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Kobbe's Illustrated Opera Book Thirty-Two of the World's Best-Loved Operas

By: Kobbe - (edited by The Earl Of Harewood)

Price: £10.00

Publisher: Bodley Head: 1991

Seller ID: 9508

ISBN: 0370316843

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

205pp, illustrations in colour & b/w. HEAVY BOOK, extra postage will be requested for delivery outside UK.
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Opera and Modern Culture. Wagner and Strauss

By: Kramer, Lawrence

Price: £20.00

Publisher: University of California: 2004

Seller ID: 9834

ISBN: 0520241738

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New in Fine dust jacket

258pp, illustrations, music examples.
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Backstage at the Opera

By: Lenton, Sarah

Price: £8.00

Publisher: Robson Books: 1998

Seller ID: 10773

ISBN: 1861051557

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good in Very Good dust jacket

211pp, 8 plates, cartoon illustrations by the author. Slight creasing to top edge of dust jacket. A fascinating glimpse of life on the other side of the curtain. Every step in the development of a new production of Handel's Xerxes at the English National Opera - from casting and initial set designs, to the making of costumes and props, through to the dress rehearsal and opening night.
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The Wagner Companion: With a musical appreciation and an essay on the Bayreuth Festival Centenary Celebrations by Barry Millington

By: Mander, Raymond & Mitchenson, Joe

Price: £8.00

Publisher: W. H. Allen: 1977

Seller ID: 8303

ISBN: 0491018568

Binding: Hardcover; Brown Cloth / Gilt Titles

Condition: Very Good in Very Good dust jacket

246pp, 32 plates. Previous owners book plate. Very slight wear to top edge of dust jacket.
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The Wagner Companion

By: Mander, Raymond & Mitchenson, Joe

Price: £6.00

Publisher: W. H. Allen: 1987

Seller ID: 8304

ISBN: 0863791522

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Near Fine

246pp
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A Companion to the Opera

By: May, Robin

Price: £5.00

Publisher: New York, Hippocrene Books: 1977

Seller ID: 8318

ISBN: 388254439X

Binding: Hardcover; Black Cloth, Gilt Titles

Condition: Very Good in Very Good dust jacket

364pp, 16 plates. Previous owner's book plate on front paste-down.
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Wagner and His Operas

By: Millington, Barry

Price: £9.00

Publisher: 2006

Seller ID: 9770

ISBN: 0195305884

Binding: Paperback

Condition: New

208pp, 55 halftones, music examples. ; The New Grove Guide
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Don Carlos and Company: The True Stories Behind Eight Well-Loved Operas

By: Morgan, Christopher

Price: £5.00

Publisher: Oxford University Press: 1996

Seller ID: 6967

ISBN: 0192880098

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Fine

264pp, 8 plates. The eight operas covered are: Simon Boccanegra, Il Trovatore, Rigoletto, Don Carlos, Lucia di Lammermoor, Un Ballo in Maschera, La Traviata and La Boheme.
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Reading Opera between the Lines Orchestral Interludes and Cultural Meaning from Wagner to Berg

By: Morris, Christopher

Price: £45.00

Publisher: Cambridge University Press: 2002

Seller ID: 7657

ISBN: 0521807387

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New in Fine dust jacket

xii, 219pp, music examples. A feature of Wagnerian and post-Wagnerian opera is the tendency to link scenes with numerous and often surprisingly lengthy orchestral interludes, frequently performed with the curtain closed. Often taken for granted or treated as a filler by audiences and critics, these interludes can take on very prominent roles, representing dream sequences, journeys and sexual encounters, and in some cases becoming a highlight of the opera. The author investigates the implications of these important but strangely overlooked passages. ; New Perspectives in Music History and Crit...
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Debussy's Mélisande. The Lives of Georgette Leblanc, Mary Garden and Maggie Teyte

By: Opstad, Gillian

Price: £20.00

Publisher: Boydell Press: 2009

Seller ID: 11740

ISBN: 1843834596

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New in New dust jacket

392pp, plates. Illustrates the prejudices and difficulties women singers of their era faced. The three women presented here were not only remarkable for the resilience and initiative they had to develop, but also for their willingness to adapt themselves to the opportunities offered by the emerging technologies of recording, radio and film. It is also the story of the background to the opera's creation, and the frequently stormy relationships between the author of the original play (Maeterlinck) , the composer, director, conductor and performers.
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The Encyclopedia of Opera

By: Orrey, Leslie

Price: £5.00

Publisher: Pitman: 1976

Seller ID: 3773

ISBN: 0273002376

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good in Very Good dust jacket

376pp, 200+ b/w photographs, 24 colour plates. 700+ operas with dates of premieres & outstanding revivals for all works in the present international repertory - biographical notes on composers, librettists, singers, conductors, designers, producers, writers. Heavy book, extra postage will be requested for delivery outside UK.
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