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1	Marriage of Figaro more books like this by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Composer) add to wishlist 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 $1.99! new only from $10.70! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Opera for Dummies more books like this by David Pogue, Scott Speck add to wishlist "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 $3.29! new only from $10.94! \| SVS
3	The Wagner Operas more books like this by Ernest Newman add to wishlist 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 $1.99! new only from $34.70! \| first editions \| SVS
4	A Short History of Opera more books like this by Donald Jay Grout add to wishlist 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 $3.90! new only from $50.44! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	The Complete Annotated Gilbert and Sullivan more books like this by Ian Bradley (Editor) add to wishlist The Complete Annotated Gilbert & Sullivan provides the complete text of all the Gilbert & Sullivan operas which are still performed today, together with extensive annotations covering 'lost' songs, alterations and additions, obscure allusions, production points, and comments of interest. Each opera has an introduction which places it in its ... see all copies from $23.91! new only from $35.55! \| SVS
6	The beggar's opera more books like this by John Gay add to wishlist A story of the criminal demimonde of 18th-century London. Peachum, a receiver of stolen goods, does most of his business with the highwayman Captain Macheath. Peachum's daughter Polly falls in love with Macheath, and when the two run off together, Peachum informs on Macheath to the police to spite his daughter for leaving him. Macheath is ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	A Night at the Opera: An Irreverent Guide to the Plots, the Singers, the Composers, the Recordings more books like this by Sir Denis Forman add to wishlist An encyclopedic handbook for experts and newcomers alike. A description of each of the 83 most popular operas on CD, including: casts of characters, synopses, Sir Denis's comments and grade, and contemporary news and gossip. Also included are detailed sections on composers, conductors and singers. see all copies from $4.70! new only from $15.88! \| SVS
8	Opera 101: A Complete Guide to Learning and Loving Opera more books like this by Fred Plotikin, Fred Plotkin, Placido Domingo (Introduction by) add to wishlist 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 $2.75! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Der Besuch Der Alten Dame more books like this by Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Gottfried von Einem add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $19.08! \| first editions
10	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 add to wishlist Luciano Pavarotti's ex-manager (for 36 years) and the man who made him world-famous writes a candid and entertaining insider account of the great tenor, from his early days as an unspoiled star on the way up, to the end of his career, when Pavarotti became a hulking and difficult man who should have retired earlier. Herbert Breslin doesn't take ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.73! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11	The new Milton Cross' complete stories of the great operas. more books like this by Milton Cross add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	The American Opera Singer: The Lives & Adventures of America's Great Singers in Opera & Concert from 1825to the Present more books like this by Peter G Davis add to wishlist An essential volume for music lovers and opera buffs, this book chronicles the emergence of European opera in America following World War I and its development up to the end of the 20th century. Davis, a musician and composer, displays his love for opera and its major performers, including Maria Callas, Beverly Sills, Richard Tucker, and Lawrence ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $15.36! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Opera: A History in Documents more books like this by Piero Weiss add to wishlist This work collates over 100 primary-source documents for students of the history of opera. The varied selections - which include letters, excerpts of journals, bits of libretti, and contemporary criticism - provide eye-witness commentary on the world of opera from its late-Renaissance infancy through modern times. Each selection is introduced by ... see all copies from $9.25! new only from $38.95! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	The Barber of Seville and the Marriage of Figaro more books like this by Pierre de Beaumarchais, Pierre De Beaumarchais, John Wood (Introduction by) add to wishlist A French courtier, secret agent, libertine and adventurer, Beaumarchais (1732-99) was also author of two sparkling plays about the scoundrelly valet Figaro - triumphant successes that were used as the basis of operas by Mozart and Rossini. A highly engaging comedy of intrigue, The Barber of Seville portrays the resourceful Figaro foiling a jealous ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.99! \| first editions
15 view cover	The ring of the Nibelung. more books like this by Richard Wagner add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.99! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	When the fat lady sings : opera history as it ought to be taught. more books like this by David W. Barber add to wishlist Ten years and 60,000 copies after its initial release, a revised and expanded edition of this classic spoof on musical history. The expanded edition contains new material by David Barber as well as supplementary material by two famous singers. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $51.89! \| first editions
17 view cover	The Cambridge Companion to Wagner more books like this by Thomas S Grey (Editor) add to wishlist Richard Wagner is remembered as one of the most influential figures in music and theatre, but his place in history has been marked by a considerable amount of controversy. His attitudes towards the Jews and the appropriation of his operas by the Nazis, for example, have helped to construct a historical persona that sits uncomfortably with modern ... see all copies from $19.12! new only from $19.12! \| SVS
18 view cover	24 Italian Songs and Arias - Medium High Voice (Book Only): Medium High Voice more books like this by Gregory A Schirmer (Editor), Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation (Creator) add to wishlist For well over a century, the G. Schirmer edition of 24 Italian Songs and Arias of the 17th and 18th Centuries has introduced millions of beginning singers to serious Italian vocal literature. Offered in two accessible keys suitable for all singers, it is likely to be the first publication a voice teacher will ask a first-time student to purchase. ... see all copies from $4.14! new only from $4.14! \| SVS
19 view cover	Winifred Wagner: A Life at the Heart of Hitler's Bayreuth more books like this by Brigitte Hamann add to wishlist Winifred Wagner's story is a remarkable one. The Welsh-born orphan became Richard Wagner's daughter-in-law, one of Adolf Hitler's closest personal friends. Brigitte Hamann presents the first major, unbiased biography of the First Lady of Hitler's Bayreuth. Born Winifred Williams in 1897, she was adopted, aged nine, by distant English relatives and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.80! \| first editions
20 view cover	Giuseppe Verdi Otello more books like this by James A Hepokoski (Editor) add to wishlist James Hepokoski provides a reliable summary of what is currently known about Otello, along with an interpretation of the significance of the work within Verdi's career. The book begins with a detailed synopsis which interweaves some of the specific stage action from the 1887 Milanese premiere. There follows a close consideration of how the opera ... see all copies from $25.50! new only from $33.50! \| SVS
21 view cover	The Threepenny Opera more books like this by Bertolt Brecht add to wishlist THE THREEPENNY OPERA, originally written in German, tells the story of the dashing highwayman Macheath (a.k.a. Mac the Knife) and his ill-fated romance with Polly Peachum, the daughter of a dealer in stolen goods. The 1954 Broadway production of the play, which starred Lotte Lenya and featured music by Kurt Weill, brought the sounds of jazz and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.30! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	First Nights at the Opera more books like this by Professor Thomas Forrest Kelly add to wishlist Throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, opera was the grandest entertainment in Western culture. In First Nights at the Opera, the renowned music scholar Thomas Kelly narrates the social history of European opera during its golden age by taking us behind the scenes at the premiere performances of five extraordinary and influential ... see all copies from $3.32! new only from $19.85! \| first editions
23	Ring Resounding more books like this by John Culshaw add to wishlist see all copies from $3.99! new only from $199.04! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Complete Operas of Verdi more books like this by Charles Osborne add to wishlist This one-volume study of all Verdi's operas provides a musical portrait of the composer as well as a guide to the music. The author looks at each opera from four different points of view: Verdi's life at the time it was written; the story, which is linked to the major musical features; information about the libretto, the librettist and Verdi's ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $15.71! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	I Saw the World End more books like this by Deryck Cooke add to wishlist Wagner's Ring is a great masterpiece. But because of the work's rich complexity it is difficult to think sensibly about its text and music. Deryck Cooke, author of The Language of Music and completer of Mahler's Tenth Symphony, displays his masterly common sense in this study of how and why The Ring took the shape it did. It is only a portion of ... see all copies from $28.94! new only from $48.53! \| first editions \| SVS

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