Foundations of New World opera
Subtitle: With a transcription of the earliest extant American opera, 1701
Contributors: Torrejón y Velasco, Tomás de, 1644-1728; Calderón de la Barca, Pedro, 1600-1681; Biblioteca Nacional (Peru)
Edition: 1st ed.].
Publisher: Ediciones Cultura
Published: 1973
Place of publication: Lima
Language: eng; spa
Number of pages: 300
Subjects: Opera; History and criticism
Notes: Includes a transcription (edited from ms. C1469 in the Lima National Library) of Torrejón y Velasco's opera La púrpura de la rosa. Libretto by Calderón de la Barca.

"The author's preliminary edition of the bilingual version to be published in Lima by the National Library of Peru and the Organization of American States."

Bibliography: p. 96-106.