Libretto
by Jessica M. MacMurray, Allison Brewster Franzetti
Category: Music

The most comprehensive one-volume collection of unabridged opera lyrics ever published. It features virtually all the operas that are being performed in the foremost opera houses and concert halls today. The text is presented in its original language, as well as in an English translation. To enrich the experience, a short synopsis precedes each libretto. Indispensable for opera lovers and for everyone who is curious about the literary richness of the world's most beloved vocal musical performances. Includes works by Monteverdi, Handel, Cherubini, Berlioz, Verdi, Wagner, Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, Ponchielli, Mascagni, Strauss, Gluck, Rossini, Bellini, Bizet, Gounod, Mussorgsky, Massenet, Puccini, Debussy, Jancek, Purcell, Mozart, Beethoven, Donizetti, Offenbach, Borodin, Charpentier, Leoncavallo, and Humperdinck.