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A Pocket Guide to Opera (Faber's pocket guides)
A Pocket Guide to Opera (Faber's pocket guides)
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2 September, 2002
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A handy, readable and easy-to-use opera guide, containing entries for over a hundred works, both familiar and unfamiliar. Features include: Snapshot plot summaries; Easily understood background information; Straightforward pointers to help your appreciation of the music and production; Recommended recordings (CD, video and DVD); A brief over-view of the history of opera
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| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780571209002 |
| ISBN10 | 0571209009 |
| Number Of Pages | 416 |
| Item Weight | 253 g |
| Product Dimensions | 114 x 24 x 178 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Faber and Faber |
| Format | paperback |
| Edition | First |
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Author's Bio
Rupert Christiansen was born in London and educated at King's College, Cambridge. After further study as a Fulbright scholar at Columbia University, he has written several books including Prima Donna, Romantic Affinities, Paris Babylon, The Visitors and Arthur Hugh Clough. In 1997, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.He is currently opera critic of the Daily Telegraph and a member of the editorial board of Opera magazine. He has contributed to many newspapers and magazines, including The Spectator, Times Literary Supplement, Harpers & Queen, Los Angeles Times, Vanity Fair and the New Yorker.