{"product_id":"2026200018593-secondhand-how-to-enjoy-opera-without-really-trying","title":"How To Enjoy Opera Without Really Trying","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor anyone who has ever felt intimidated by the grandeur and complexity of opera, John Cargher's How to Enjoy Opera Without Really Trying is the witty, warm, and utterly disarming guide that tears down the velvet curtain and invites the uninitiated into one of the world's most spectacular art forms. With the seasoned authority of a lifelong devotee and broadcaster, Cargher chronicles the essential stories, characters, and composers that define the operatic canon — from the soaring tragedies of Verdi and Puccini to the mythic dramas of Wagner — presenting it all in a language that is refreshingly accessible without ever being condescending.\n\nCargher, best known to Australian audiences as the beloved host of ABC Radio's Singers of Renown, possessed an extraordinary gift for translating passion into prose, and this volume is a masterclass in that art. The book argues, with gentle but persuasive conviction, that opera is not an exclusive preserve of the cultural elite, but a profoundly human experience rooted in love, loss, ambition, and redemption. Written with the same warmth and dry humour that endeared Cargher to generations of radio listeners, this is a work that will leave even the most confirmed sceptic quietly reaching for a recording.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50609675206875,"sku":"2026200018593-SECONDHAND","price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/68d22627-29cc-4577-ac0c-80692ba02cf9.png?v=1791764514","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200018593-secondhand-how-to-enjoy-opera-without-really-trying","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}