Title: The new Kobbé's complete opera book /
Authors: Kobbé, Gustav, 1857-1918; Harewood, George Henry Hubert Lascelles, 1923-2011.
Publisher: Putnam,
Year: 1976
Subjects: Operas Stories, plots, etc.
Abstract: This standard reference work on opera tells in detail the stories of more than 300 of the world's greatest operas and describes their music. It also includes information on opera performances.
Contents: Part 1: Before 1800 -- Opera before Gluck / Part II: The Nineteeth Century -- German Opera -- Richard Wagner (1813-1883) German Opera Continued -- Italian Opera -- Guiseppe Verdi ( 1813-1901) -- Italian Opera Continued -- French Opera -- Russain Opera -- English Opera -- Czech Opera / Part III: The Twentieth Century -- German Opera -- Italian Opera -- French Opera -- Russian Opera -- English Opera -- Czech Opera -- Polish Opera -- Hungarian Opera -- Spanish Opera -- American Opera -- Argentinian Opera -- Danish Opera.