Opera : the basics /
Gallo, Denise P.
New York, N.Y. ; London : Routledge,
2006.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [187]-193), discography and videography (p. 193-199), and index.
Terms and topics. The origins of opera ; Musical terminology ; Music and text relationships ; Professions ; Singers ; Opera onstage and off ; Opera as mirror of society -- Genres, styles, and editions. Serious and semi-serious opera ; Comic opera and operetta ; Vernacular opera ; Scores and editions.
Opera.