The book of European light opera ...
By: by David Ewen.
Publisher: Greenwood Press
Published: 1977
Place of publication: Westport, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 297
Subjects: Operas -- Stories, plots, etc
Other titles: European light opera.
Notes: Discography: p. 274-277.
"A guide to 167 European comic operas, light operas, operettas, opéra-comiques, opéra-bouffes, and opera buffas from The beggars's opera (1728) and La serva padrona (1733) to Ivor Novello's King's rhapsody (1949), by 81 composers, with plot, production history, musical highlights, critical evaluations, and other relevant information."
Reprint of the ed. published by Holt, Rinehart and Winston, New York.
Includes index.