A Pocket Guide to Opera
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Published: November 1, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9780571209002
Subjects: Opera; Music; Music/Songbooks; Genres & Styles - Opera; History & Criticism - General; Instruction & Study - Appreciation; Music / Opera
First sentence: Music has always formed an integral part of drama - the purely spoken play is a nineteenth-century aberration - and even infants seem to understand instinctively the idea that a song can tell a story or express an emotion.