The Penguin Concise Guide to Opera
$35.75
- Paperback
608 pages
- Release Date
29 August 2005
Summary
A new, concise edition of the much-acclaimed New Penguin Opera Guide.
This concise edition of the critically-acclaimed New Penguin Opera Guide focusses on the composers and works most frequently performed today - ranging from Britten to Massenet, and from Mozart to Wagner. Composer biographies are accompanied by informed articles on individual operas, offering plot synopses, musical analysis and general commentary.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141016825 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0141016825 |
| Author: | Amanda Holden |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 608 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 29 August 2005 |
| Weight: | 415g |
| Dimensions: | 26mm x 129mm x 198mm |
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Critics Review
Praise for The New Penguin Opera Guide: ‘For range, breadth, enthusiasm and common sense, Amanda Holden’s labour of love is already irreplaceable’ Dennis Marks, Observer
Praise for The New Penguin Opera Guide: ‘For range, breadth, enthusiasm and common sense, Amanda Holden’s labour of love is already irreplaceable’ Dennis Marks, Observer
Amanda Holden
Amanda Holden has written some 50 translations and texts for the opera stage, theatre, and concert hall, including the libretto for Mark Anthony Turnage’s opera ‘The Silver Tassie’, for which she received an Olivier Award. For The New Penguin Opera Guide she assembled a team of 100 experts. She lives in London.
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