What to listen for in opera : an introductory handbook / Charles R. Beck.

• "Covering famous operas from 14 Italian, French and German composers, this handbook is designed to help listeners understand and appreciate the special skills required to sing famous operatic songs. It includes a plot synopsis of each opera with information about each song. Foreign language passages are translated into English. Appendices provide information on singers, recordings and useful references"--

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Ämnesord

Operas  -- Analysis, appreciation. (LCSH)

Operas  -- Stories, plots, etc. (LCSH)

Publikations- och innehållstyp

MT95 (LCC)

782.1/117 (DDC)