The history of opera for beginners
By: by Ron David ; illustrations by Sara Woolley
Contributors: Woolley, Sara
Edition: First edition.
Series: For beginners documentary comic book; For beginners documentary comic book
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 167
ISBN-13: 9781934389799
Subjects: Opera; Miscellanea; Caricatures and cartoons; Anecdotes
Description: Irreverent and passionate, this book is an ideal introduction for people who are convinced that opera is soley for those refined few who were born listening to arias. Written in short, humorous, and informative chapters, and laced with some of the opera world's juiciest anecdotes, this guide is sure to convert even the most ambivalent of music lovers. Line drawings.
Notes: Chiefly text with some comic sequences.

Includes bibliographical references (page 157), videography (pages 160-161), web resources (pages 158-159), and discography (pages 155-156).