Opera 101: A Complete Guide to Learning and Loving Opera

ISBN 10: 0786160888 ISBN 13: 9780786160884

Verlag: BLACKSTONE PUB, 2013

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Reseña del editor:

Opera is the fastest growing of all the performing arts, attracting audiences of all ages who are enthralled by the gorgeous music, vivid drama, and magnificent productions. If you've decided that the time has finally come to learn about opera and discover it for yourself, this is the book for you. Opera 101 is recognized as the standard text in English for anyone who wants to become an opera lover. It is a clear, friendly, and truly complete handbook for learning how to listen to opera, whether on the radio, on recordings, or live at the opera house. Fred Plotkin, an internationally respected writer and teacher and former performance manager of the Metropolitan Opera, introduces listeners, whatever their level of musical knowledge, to all the riches of opera.

Biografía del autor:

Fred Plotkin has written for the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Opera News, and other publications. He lectures frequently at the Smithsonian Institution, the Juilliard School, and Columbia University. He is the author of nine books, many of them on Italian topics. He lives in New York and Italy.

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• Verlag: BLACKSTONE PUB
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0786160888
• ISBN 13: 9780786160884
• Einband: CD de audio