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The sound of Maria Callas, artist and woman. Maria Callas was one of the most influential and renowned opera singers of the 20th century. Callas 100 recounts the diva's unparalleled...

Today, more than a century after its first performance, Richard Wagner's The Ring of Nibelung endures as one of the most significant artistic creations in the history of opera. This...

A PRESTO BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024 'Gripping.' FINANCIAL TIMES 'Breathtaking.' SIMON CALLOW 'Vivid.' BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE A colourful and concise telling of the fascinating story behind Richard Wagner's extraordinary...

The New Pocket Kobbe's Complete Opera Book is the world's leading reference work on opera, and (in the words of Bernard Levin) 'no single-volume operatic guide can possibly compare with...

In all theatre, the spotlight follows the leads, making it easy for the audience to overlook the role of the singers, dancers and actors who bring a production to life....

The book titled The Real Wagner by the author Dr. Rudolph Sabor. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Today more and more people are discovering how satisfying and entertaining opera can be. This book is designed specifically for such newcomers to the delights of opera, who would find...

Wotan's Daughter recounts the turbulent life and career of Marjorie Lawrence, one of Australia's most renowned opera stars. From humble beginnings in rural Victoria, Lawrence rose to become one of...

This definitive work tells the entire story of the world's most extraordinary artistic medium of the last four hundred years. Opera paints the human passions with astonishing power and drama....

In 1988 Jeremy Isaacs took over the job of running the Royal Opera House, and with it he inherited a plan. The Victorian building was to be closed for a...

Katherine Jenkins is an international singing superstar who has redefined a music genre: she has brought classical music to the masses and inspired young and old with her incredible voice,...

Covers Australia's operatic fare during the 60 years from the death of impressario Lyster to the beginning of World War II.

The sound of Maria Callas, artist and woman. Maria Callas was one of the most influential and renowned opera singers of the 20th century. Callas 100 recounts the diva's unparalleled...

Part of a series providing comprehensive coverage of the life and works of great composers, this revised edition focuses on Giuseppe Verdi and is suitable for musicians, students and the...

A timeless tale of love, lust, and politics, Tosca is one of the most popular operas ever written. In Tosca's Rome, Susan Vandiver Nicassio explores the surprising historical realities that...

A new, concise edition of the much-acclaimed New Penguin Opera Guide. This concise edition of the critically-acclaimed New Penguin Opera Guide focusses on the composers and works most frequently performed...

Beautifully illustrated and richly detailed, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Opera examines the history and development of opera, from its roots in the theatrical choral dances of Ancient Greece, through the...

Now available in an affordable paperback format, "The Story of Opera" celebrates the 400-year history of opera. With separate chapters devoted to the great national schools of opera - Italian,...

The Glyndebourne Opera Festival is one of the highlights of the musical year. Since its single-handed creation in the 1930s by John Christie, a determined music lover with the means...

The English National Opera Guides were originally conceived in partnership with the English National Opera and edited by Nicholas John, the ENO's dramaturg, who died tragically in an accident in...

Best known for his fundamental work on acting, Stanislavski was deeply drawn to the challenges of opera. His brilliant chapters here on Russian classics - Boris Gudonov and The Queen...

When The Fat Lady Sings: Opera History As It Ought To Be Taught is David W. Barber's third foray into the dangerous realm of musical humour.

Andrea Bocelli is currently the world's most successful male singer. He has sold an astonishing 60 million albums worldwide and has sung for the Pope and Bill Clinton. His concerts...

This greatly enlarged edition includes many rewritten and updated entries as well as numerous new articles on composers and performers, details of casts at first performances, and much additional information...

The perfect introduction to the Master. One hundred and thirty-five years after his death, Richard Wagner's music dramas stand at the centre of the culture of classical music. They have...

The biography of Kiri Te Kanawa, one of the most well-known and well-loved personalities in music, revealing for the first time the dramatic story of her origins, career and marital...

Discover the thrilling story of opera with Jack, Megan and the time-travelling Trunk. Go with them to Florence, Italy and back to 1597, the beginning of the Baroque era, to...

This guide to over 2500 operatic characters is intended both as a source of reference and an enjoyable read. Covering a wide range of works across the whole compass of...

A PRESTO BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024 'Gripping.' FINANCIAL TIMES 'Breathtaking.' SIMON CALLOW 'Vivid.' BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE A colourful and concise telling of the fascinating story behind Richard Wagner's extraordinary...

Joan Hammond lived an extraordinary life, as dramatic and deeply moving as any of the operatic roles for which she became famous Tosca, Mimi, Butterfly, Aida, Salome, Rusalka. No stranger...

For the last 25 years Jonathan Veira has been a star of the world of opera, handling a wide range of character parts as a comic baritone. A virtuoso musician...

Told he would never sing again, now he's back for his Encore . 'A unique story - told from the heart, with humour and warmth'. Aled Jones 'An emotional read...

Updated and expanded version of the classic reference work, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Opera, this new text edition examines the history and development of opera, from its roots in the...

A superb translation of one of the greatest nineteenth century poems- the libretto to Wagner's Ring cycle The scale and grandeur of Wagner's The Ring of the Nibelung has no...

The last book by one of Britain's most prominent public intellectuals is a superbly insightful and moving exploration of Wagner's last opera Wagner's last music-drama tells the story of Parsifal,...

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Author: Alex Ross Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 784 'An absolutely masterly work' Stephen Fry Alex Ross, renowned author of the international bestseller The Rest Is Noise, reveals how Richard...

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