The NPR Curious Listener's Guide to Opera
Contributors: Placido Domingo (Foreword)
Publisher: Perigee Trade
Published: February 5, 2002
Language: eng
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9780399527432
First sentence: The short answer is easy: Opera is a form of drama that uses vocal and instrumental music to tell its story.
Description: Traces the history of opera and its stylistic variations, discusses major operatic composers and their work, surveys classic operatic works, and offers concise profiles of legendary singers and performers.