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1	A Soprano on Her Head: Right-Side-Up Reflections on Life and Other Performances more books like this by Eloise Ristad see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.57! \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Threepenny Opera more books like this by Bertolt Brecht Based on John Gay's eighteenth century Beggar's Opera, The Threepenny Opera, first staged in 1928 at the Theater am Schiffbauerdamm in Berlin (now the home of the Berliner Ensemble), is a vicious satire on the bourgeois capitalist society of the Weimar Republic, but set in a mock-Victorian Soho. With Kurt Weill's unforgettable music - one of the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.36! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Opera for Dummies more books like this by David Pogue, Scott Speck "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 ... see all copies from $2.78! new only from $13.42! \| SVS
4	Halfway Home: My Life 'Til Now more books like this by Ronan Tynan "Yes, I am a singer. But I am also a horseman, an athlete, and a doctor. I am a son, a brother, and a friend. I can sing as I do only because of the life that I've led. With each decade, I've found myself in very different, evermore challenging arenas, but the many stages of my life have always intertwined. I have moved from one stage to the next ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Don Giovanni more books like this by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart "Don Giovanni" is presented here in the C. F. Peters edition and contains the original version, along with later arias, recitatives, and duets added for the Vienna performance. Text in both Italian and German. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $20.29! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Der Besuch Der Alten Dame more books like this by Friedrich Durrenmatt, Paul K Ackermann (Editor) see all copies from $2.02! new only from $9.25! \| first editions
7	Opera on the Road: Traveling Opera Troupes in the United States, 1825-60 more books like this by Katherine K Preston Katherine K. Preston leads the reader on an operatic tour of pre-Civil War America in this cultural study of what was, surprisingly, an almost ubiquitous art form. Her richly detailed examination of itinerant troupes covers orchestral and choral musicians as well as stars, impresarios, business methods, repertories, advertising techniques, ... see all copies from $3.48! new only from $6.34! \| first editions
8	100 Great Operas and Their Stories: ACT-By-ACT Synopses more books like this by Henry Simon From La Traviata to Aida, from Carmen to Don Giovanni, here are the plots of the world's best-loved operas, recounted in an engaging, picturesque, and readable manner. In addition to highlighting the most important aspects of each opera, the author discusses main characters, famous plot twists, and the most significant arias. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.97! \| SVS
9	Opera 101: A Complete Guide to Learning and Loving Opera more books like this by Fred Plotikin, Fred Plotkin, Placido Domingo (Introduction by) Written by an opera insider and featuring an introduction by Placido Domingo, here is a thorough, friendly, and truly complete guide to learning how to love and appreciate the opera. After a brief history of opera, the book includes a guide to operatic terms, a minute-by-minute listener's guide to 11 central works, a list of recommended books and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	The Wagner Operas more books like this by Ernest Newman In this classic guide, the foremost Wagner expert of our century discusses ten of Wagner's most beloved operas, illuminates their key themes and the myths and literary sources behind the librettos, and demonstrates how the composer's style changed from work to work. Acclaimed as the most complete and intellectually satisfying analysis of the ... see all copies from $3.63! new only from $19.45! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	A Short History of Opera more books like this by Donald Jay Grout When first published in 1947, "A Short History of Opera" immediately achieved international status as a classic in the field. Now, more than five decades later, this thoroughly revised and expanded fourth edition informs and entertains opera lovers just as its predecessors have. The fourth edition incorporates new scholarship that traces the most ... see all copies from $2.00! new only from $44.24! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	The ring of the Nibelung. more books like this by Richard Wagner 'Andrew Porter's utterly natural, often poetic, faithfully rendered English text should be a revelation...The immediacy of instant comprehension gives the entire drama an added dimension.'--The New York Times see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.55! \| first editions
13 view cover	When the fat lady sings : opera history as it ought to be taught. more books like this by David W. Barber In the 10 years since its first publication, When the Fat Lady Sings has sold more than 60,000 copies worldwide. Now, to celebrate a decade of delighting opera fans and foes alike, musical historian and humorist David Barber has prepared a special revised and expanded edition of his hilarious bestselling history of opera. Chapters such as "Serious ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $17.38! \| first editions
14 view cover	Queen's Throat: Opera, Homosexuality, and the Mystery of Desire more books like this by Wayne Koestenbaum Breaks the silence that has surrounded the long-observed affinity of gay men for opera, and aims to show how various and complex are the threads linking opera and homosexuality. It's reflections also encompass manners, camp, glamour, gossip, privacy and coming out. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.39! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	The King and I: The Uncensored Tale of Luciano Pavarotti's Rise to Fame by His Manager, Friend and Sometime Adversary more books like this by Herbert H Breslin In 1967, Luciano Pavarotti was an up-and-coming young tenor with a voice far more impressive than his stage technique or presence. So Decca, his record company, told him, 'Luciano, you're a real nice guy. So you need a real bastard to do your publicity.' Enter Herbert Breslin. The two of them hit it off right away and thus began a professional ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.76! \| signed copies \| first editions
16 view cover	A Handbook of Diction for Singers: Italian, German, French more books like this by David Adams, PhD Now in its second edition, A Handbook of Diction for Singers is a complete guide to achieving professional levels of diction in Italian, German, and French, the three major languages of the classical vocal repertory. Written for English-speaking singers and offering thorough, consistent explanations, it is an ideal tool for students and an ... see all copies from $10.89! new only from $14.90! \| signed copies \| first editions
17 view cover	Marriage of Figaro more books like this by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Composer) Mozart's beloved comic romp, reprinted from a late (C. F. Peters, 1941) edition, which preserves Mozart's autograph manuscript and early translations of the libretto and includes passages that are often cut in other editions. see all copies from $3.00! new only from $9.99! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Tales of Hoffmann more books like this by E T A Hoffmann This selection of Hoffmann's finest short stories vividly demonstrates his intense imagination and preoccupation with the supernatural, placing him at the forefront of both surrealism and the modern horror genre. Suspense dominates tales such as "Mademoiselle de Scudery", in which an apprentice goldsmith and a female novelist find themselves ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	The Pearl: A True Tale of Forbidden Love in Catherine the Great's Russia more books like this by Douglas Smith Filled with a remarkable cast of characters and set against the backdrop of imperial Russia, this tale of forbidden romance could be the stuff of a great historical novel. But in fact "The Pearl and the Count" tells a true tale, reconstructed in part from archival documents that have lain untouched for centuries. Douglas Smith presents the most ... see all copies from $22.04! new only from $22.04! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Opera Guide, the Penguin more books like this by Amanda Holden (Editor), Stephen Walsh (Editor), Nicholas Kenyon (Editor) A revised and updated paperback edition, this text contains entries on 450 operas, detailing the original cast, background and sources of the plot and succinct analysis of the music. There are also 150 composer entries. see all copies from $2.99! new only from $17.03!
21 view cover	Die Walkure more books like this by Professor Richard Wagner (Composer) Richard Wagner's vast "Der Ring des Nibelungen" cycle comprises four full-length operas ("Das Rheingold", "Die Walkure", "Siegfried" and "Gotterdammerung") and is arguably the most extraordinary achievement in the history of opera. His own libretto to the operas is an intricate system of metric patterns, imaginative metaphors and alliteration, ... see all copies from $2.29! new only from $15.42! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Molto Agitato: The Mayhem Behind the Music at the Metropolitan Opera more books like this by Johanna Fiedler A former Met employee chronicles the behind-the-scenes struggles, conspiracies, and feuds that have characterized the opera house since its founding but, particularly, in the last years of the 20th century. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.98! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Wagner's Ring: Turning the Sky Round more books like this by M Owen Lee Commentary on and a concise, lucid interpretation of the opera world's most complex masterwork, expanded from the author's popular intermission talks during Met Opera broadcasts. "Anyone, whether knowledgeable or not, will profit by reading it..." - Opera Quarterly see all copies from $4.65! new only from $6.79! \| signed copies \| first editions
24 view cover	The Perfect Wagnerite more books like this by George Bernard Shaw Brilliant criticism of the Ring Cycle, with provocative interpretation of politics, economic theories behind the Ring. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.80! \| first editions \| SVS
25	New Milton Cross' Complete Stories of the Great Operas more books like this by Milton Cross see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS

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