The New Grove masters of Italian opera
Subtitle: Rossini, Donizetti, Bellini, Verdi, Puccini
By: Philip Gossett ... [et al.].
Contributors: Gossett, Philip.
Edition: 1st American ed.
Series: The Composer biography series
Publisher: W.W. Norton
Published: 1983
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 353
Subjects: Composers -- Italy -- Biography.; Opera -- Italy -- Biography.
Other titles: New Grove dictionary of music and musicians.; Masters of Italian opera.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
"First published in The New Grove dictionary of music and musicians, edited by Stanley Sadie, 1980"--T.p. verso.