OPERA:COMPOSERS WORKS PERFORMERS

Opera portrays pieces in their historical context and highlights keyevents in the history of music, as well as important performances andinterpretations. The most important details including everything from thecharacters, sequences of scenes, and premieres through to examples of thesheet music for important themes and popular songs can be researched.Arranged alphabetically by composer, this volume is a clearly organisedreference work for fans of both classical and modern opera, from Verdi toHandel, and from Mozart and Britten to Puccini. The appendix includes anindex of names, subjects, and musical notation as well as a chronologicaloverview of the premieres, making researching facts from the world ofmusical theatre child's play.