About this title: "Pogue is a wonderful teacher...He can teach anybody." --Gay Talese, bestselling author of Honor Thy Father "Scott Speck is a great communicator of classical music...Concert audiences and readers alike can't help getting caught up in the joy of his subject." --David Styers, American Symphony Orchestra League Opera is weird. Everybody wears makeup ...
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Description: Pogue, David & Scott Speck w/foreword by Roger Pines., pub. by Hungry Minds, nd, c1997, 5th printing, illus. soft cover, fine w/unopened CD in rear pocket, 256 pp, B & W illus., Sm 4to, "A Reference for the Rest of Us! " read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: For Dummies
Date Published: 1997-09-04
ISBN-13:9780764550102ISBN:0764550101
Description: NEW. Softcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780764550102. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: IDG Books Worldwide, Inc., Foster City, California
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780764550102ISBN:0764550101
Description: Near Fine in softcover. 24 by 19 cm. 356 pages. Easy to follow guide for everything you need to know about opera. Very light bending to corners. Bright, clean. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: For Dummies
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780764550102ISBN:0764550101
Description: New. Brand New! Buy with confidence-your satisfaction is guaranteed at B-Logistics! Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. Please note that Expedited shipping is not available at this time. read more
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK CD-ROM. 233 by 192 mm. Pogue is a wonderful teacher he can teach anybody. --gay talese, bestselling author of honor thy father scott speck is a great communicator of classical music. concert audiences and readers alike cant help getting caught up in the joy of his subject. --david styers, american symphony orchestra league opera is weird. everybody wears makeup and sings all the time. even when theyre singing your language, which is rare, you still cant understand the words. ... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Date Published: 21/08/1997
ISBN-13:0785555550100
Description: Used-Good. Book in good or better condition. Dispatched same day from warehouse. Please email with any questions for quick response. read more
Description: Fair. 0764550101 MISSING CD. pages are clean and unmarked. cover has light scuffing, edge/corner wear. FAST DAILY SHIPPING! FREE USPS TRACKING ON DOMESTIC ORDERS! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: For Dummies
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780764550102ISBN:0764550101
Description: Very Good+ 0764550101. Light shelf wear, else a perfect copy. Text is clean; binding tight. Music. Pasadena's finest independent new and used bookstore.; Book and Audio CD; 0.9 x 9.1 x 7.4 Inches; 356 pages. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: For Dummies
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780764550102ISBN:0764550101
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 384 p. Contains: Illustrations. For Dummies (Lifestyles Paperback). Audience: General/trade. Just like a new book with unopened CD., .*. : . read more
Edition: PAP/COM
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780764550102ISBN:0764550101
Description: New. "Pogue is a wonderful teacher....He can teach anybody. "--Gay Talese, bestselling author of Honor Thy Father Includes lively summaries of 74 popular operas "Scott Speck is a great communicator of classical music. "--David Styers, American Symphon... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780764550102ISBN:0764550101
Description: New. Offering insights into understanding what makes opera sound and look the way it does, this guide features simple information on the evolution of opera from the Baroque to the Romantic and all the way to the 20th century. The greatest composers and mos... read more
"I loved this book. Still do! Like most of the "Dummies" range, the text is engaging and occasionally hilarious. But under the humor the authors obviously know their stuff. Opera styles, plots, composers, techniques and singers are carefully and precisely described. The stories of famous operas are summarised and the really famous ones get whole sections to themselves. My favourite aspect is the way the book interacts with the accompanying CD. As you play a track, the book will chattily tell you: "now at 1:36 into the track you will hear the woodwinds" or "at 12:14 into the track, the soprano's voice breaks as though she is sobbing" -- it makes the music live. Make sure you listen to the "Ring Cycle" exerpts -- I got goose-pimples. If you're interested in opera, or you'd like to be, buy this book. It's terrific."
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