A Book Of Operas Their Histories, Their Plots And Their Music
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Published: May 30, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 360
ISBN-13: 9781417915811
Subjects: Opera; Music/Songbooks; Music; Genres & Styles - Opera
First sentence: THE history of what is popularly called Italian opera begins in the United States with a performance of Rossini's lyrical comedy "Il Barbiere di Siviglia"; it may, therefore, fittingly take the first place in these operatic studies.