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  • Amadeus: The Complete Guide to Her Recordings on Compact Disc by Ardoin, John
    John Ardoin

    The Callas Legacy: The Complete Guide to Her Recordings on Compact Disc

    THE CALLAS LEGACY LEGACY THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO HER RECORDINGS ON CD 4EDAuthor: John ArdoinISBN-10: 093134090XISBN-13: 9780931340901Publisher: AmadeusLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/01/2003Pages: 264Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.81lbsSize: 9.10h x 6.21w x 0.58d
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  • 150 Years of Opera in Chicago by Marsh, Robert C.
    Robert C. Marsh

    150 Years of Opera in Chicago

    Chicago's love affair with opera began early, in 1850, when the frontier town welcomed its first traveling opera singers. A full house applauded the opening performance, but during a repeat performance the next day, the theater burned to the ground. Nonetheless, Chicago had been...
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  • Alban Berg: Lulu by Jarman, Douglas
    Douglas Jarman

    Alban Berg: Lulu

    This book is a guide to Berg's second opera, Lulu, written in non-technical language and intended for those students and music lovers wishing to become familiar with one of the masterpieces of twentieth-century music. Jarman presents a clear and concise introduction to the musical...
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  • A Most Ingenious Paradox: The Art of Gilbert and Sullivan by Wren, Gayden
    Gayden Wren

    A Most Ingenious Paradox: The Art of Gilbert and Sullivan

    Written more than a century ago and initially regarded even by their creators as nothing more than light entertainment, the fourteen operas of Gilbert & Sullivan emerged over the course of the twentieth century as the world's most popular body of musical-theater works, ranking...
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  • An Opera in 3 Acts, Starring Gino Quilico by Guzzo-McParland, Connie
    Connie Guzzo-McParland

    An Opera in 3 Acts, Starring Gino Quilico

    When young Louis Quilico meets upcoming concert pianist Lina Pizzolongo, a personal and musical collaboration begins that sees Louis become one of the most accomplished baritones in the world. Their son, Gino, follows in his father's footsteps to emerge as a globetrotting opera singer....
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  • Aida: An Opera in Four Acts by Verdi, Giuseppe
    Giuseppe Verdi

    Aida: An Opera in Four Acts

    This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have represented this book in a print format as...
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  • An Invitation to the Opera, Revised Edition by Digaetani, John Louis
    John Louis Digaetani

    An Invitation to the Opera, Revised Edition

    In its revised third edition, this volume argues that an appreciation of opera is based on understanding of several key aspects: history, language, theatrical production, the power of the conductor, vocal tradition and standard repertory. This unique approach is intended for the newcomer curious...
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  • A View of Berg's Lulu: Through the Autograph Sources by Hall, Patricia
    Patricia Hall

    A View of Berg's Lulu: Through the Autograph Sources

    After 50 years of analysis we are only beginning to understand the quality and complexity of Alban Berg's most important twelve-tone work, the opera Lulu. Patricia Hall's new book represents a primary contribution to that understanding--the first detailed analysis of the sketches for the...
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  • A View of Berg's Lulu: Through the Autograph Sources by Hall, Patricia
    Patricia Hall

    A View of Berg's Lulu: Through the Autograph Sources

    After 50 years of analysis we are only beginning to understand the quality and complexity of Alban Berg's most important twelve-tone work, the opera Lulu. Patricia Hall's new book represents a primary contribution to that understanding--the first detailed analysis of the sketches for the...
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  • Aida by Verdi, Giuseppe
    Giuseppe Verdi

    Aida

    (Vocal Score). Italian/English. Translated by Kenney.Author: Giuseppe VerdiISBN-10: 0634070983ISBN-13: 9780634070983Publisher: RicordiLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/01/1986Pages: 318Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.60lbsSize: 10.50h x 7.80w x 0.80d
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  • A Pleasant Institution: Comedy in the Works of W.S. Gilbert by Moore, Richard
    Richard Moore

    A Pleasant Institution: Comedy in the Works of W.S. Gilbert

    This book - one of four written by the author about the development of Western comedy and Victorian music theatre - is a wide-ranging and authoritative examination of the key comic works of the famous dramatist W.S. Gilbert. Remembered today primarily for his partnership...
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  • America in the French Imaginary, 1789-1914: Music, Revolution and Race by Hallman, Diana R.
    Diana R. Hallman

    America in the French Imaginary, 1789-1914: Music, Revolution and Race

    Following the American Revolution, French authors often viewed the United States as a laboratory for the forging of new practices of liberté and égalité, in affinity with France's own Revolutionary ideals but in competition with lingering anti-American depictions of an inferior, untamed New World.The...
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  • Ariane & Bluebeard: From Fairy Tale to Comic Book Opera by Brown, Matthew G.
    Matthew G. Brown

    Ariane & Bluebeard: From Fairy Tale to Comic Book Opera

    Maurice Maeterlinck described his libretto Ariane et Barbe-bleue as "a sort of legendary opera, or fairy [opera], in three acts." In 1907, Paul Dukas finished setting Maeterlinck's libretto to music, and the opera's Paris premiere was lauded as a landmark in operatic history. Ariane...
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  • Ariane & Bluebeard: From Fairy Tale to Comic Book Opera by Brown, Matthew G.
    Matthew G. Brown

    Ariane & Bluebeard: From Fairy Tale to Comic Book Opera

    Maurice Maeterlinck described his libretto Ariane et Barbe-bleue as "a sort of legendary opera, or fairy [opera], in three acts." In 1907, Paul Dukas finished setting Maeterlinck's libretto to music, and the opera's Paris premiere was lauded as a landmark in operatic history. Ariane...
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  • A View from the Podium: A Memoir by Queler, Eve
    Eve Queler

    A View from the Podium: A Memoir

    From humble beginnings as a student of music in the Bronx to the founding of one of New York City's iconic performing arts organizations, Eve Queler ventured into the male-dominated world of orchestral conducting in the 1960s when there were few, if any, women...
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  • Aida: Full Score by Verdi, Giuseppe
    Giuseppe Verdi

    Aida: Full Score

    (Opera). Ricordi is proud to present the first titles in their new series of orchestral scores featuring engaging images (from Casa Ricordi's historical archives) and synopses in Italian, English, French and German. In addition, these scores feature heavier cover and paper stock plus stronger...
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  • A Madcap Princess: Comedy Opera In Three Acts (1904) by Major, Charles
    Charles Major

    A Madcap Princess: Comedy Opera In Three Acts (1904)

    A Madcap Princess is a comedic opera in three acts written by Charles Major and first published in 1904. The story follows Princess Isabella of San Morello, a young and impulsive royal who is determined to marry for love rather than political gain. When...
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  • 3 Puccini Arias for Soprano: Orchestra Accompaniment Series [With *] by Puccini, Giacomo
    Giacomo Puccini

    3 Puccini Arias for Soprano: Orchestra Accompaniment Series [With *]

    (Vocal Collection). Recorded in Prague with the Czech Symphony Orchestra. The CDs in these packs contain two versions of each selection: one with a singer, and one with orchestra accompaniment only. All books in the series contain historical and plot notes about each opera,...
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  • Amahl and the Night Visitors: Full Score by Menotti, Gian-Carlo
    Gian-Carlo Menotti

    Amahl and the Night Visitors: Full Score

    (Full Score). English Only Cloth Score.Author: Gian-Carlo MenottiISBN-10: 0793566711ISBN-13: 9780793566716Publisher: G. Schirmer, Inc.Language: EnglishPublished: 11/01/1986Pages: 112Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.50lbsSize: 11.80h x 8.90w x 0.60d
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  • Aida: Libretto by Verdi, Giuseppe
    Giuseppe Verdi

    Aida: Libretto

    Excerpt from Aida: Opera in Quattro Atti Qui'dove in dolce faspm0' Io ti chiamai Isoi*ella... Piangi delle tue {lacrime Svela il segreto me.Per per voi pavefiio. amneris Favelli il mer? 'ne s'agita. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and...
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  • A History of Opera by Abbate, Carolyn
    Carolyn Abbate

    A History of Opera

    Why has opera transfixed and fascinated audiences for centuries? Carolyn Abbate and Roger Parker answer this question in their "effervescent, witty" (Die Welt, Germany) retelling of the history of opera, examining its development, the musical and dramatic means by which it communicates, and its...
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  • Ariadne Auf Naxos in Full Score by Strauss, Richard
    Richard Strauss

    Ariadne Auf Naxos in Full Score

    One of the composer's most highly regarded operas, with a libretto by Hugo von Hoffmansthal that artfully intermingles backstage comedy, the lofty emotions of Greek mythology and the merry pranks of a troupe of commedia dell'arte players. Strauss endowed these antic proceedings with a...
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  • Arias for Baritone: G. Schirmer Opera Anthology by Hal Leonard Corp
    Hal Leonard Corp

    Arias for Baritone: G. Schirmer Opera Anthology

    (Vocal Collection). Contents: Mozart: Hai gia vinta la causa ...Vedro mentr'io sospiro (Le Nozze di Figaro) * Fin ch'an dal vino (Don Giovanni) * Deh vieni alla finestra (Don Giovanni) * Donne mie, la fate a tanti (Cosi fan tutte) * Der Vogelfanger bin...
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  • 24 Italian Songs & Arias of the 17th & 18th Centuries: Schirmer Library of Classics Volume 1722 Medium High Voice Book Only by Hal Leonard Corp
    Hal Leonard Corp

    24 Italian Songs & Arias of the 17th & 18th Centuries: Schirmer Library of Classics Volume 1722 Medium High Voice Book Only

    (Vocal Collection). This collection of carefully prepared recorded piano accompaniments (John Keene, pianist) will become a valuable tool for any student of singing. The book has long been a standard in teaching literature and is very likely to be the first publication a voice...
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  • A Night at the Opera: An Irreverent Guide to the Plots, the Singers, the Composers, the Recordings by Forman, Denis
    Denis Forman

    A Night at the Opera: An Irreverent Guide to the Plots, the Singers, the Composers, the Recordings

    "Delightful and anti-reverential"--Sunday Times (London) With an encyclopedic knowledge of opera and a delightful dash of irreverence, Sir Denis Forman throws open the world of opera--its structure, composers, conductors, and artists--in this hugely informative guide. A Night at the Opera dissects the eighty-three most...
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  • A Bit More Like Work, or Life After D'Oyly Carte by MacKie, David
    David MacKie

    A Bit More Like Work, or Life After D'Oyly Carte

    A Bit More Like Work - a sequel to Nothing Like Work - tells of the author's life after seven years with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company. This includes the reconstruction of Sullivan's lost cello concerto, work for the Savoy Hotel and Grim's Dyke...
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  • 24 Italian Songs & Arias of the 17th & 18th Centuries: Medium High Voice - Book with Online Audio by Hal Leonard Corp
    Hal Leonard Corp

    24 Italian Songs & Arias of the 17th & 18th Centuries Book/Online Audio

    (Vocal Collection). This collection of carefully prepared recorded piano accompaniments (John Keene, pianist) will become a valuable tool for any student of singing. The book has long been a standard in teaching literature and is very likely to be the first publication a voice...
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  • Abba on the Record Uncensored by Tobler, John
    John Tobler

    Abba on the Record Uncensored

    "I had a dream and it was fulfilled by meeting with Benny, Bjorn and Agnetha." ANNI-FRID LYNGSTAD Abba's was an extraordinary journey through the pages of rock history - it took them from throwaway Eurovision turn to highly respected pop icons. Their story has...
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  • A Vision of Voices: John Crosby and the Santa Fe Opera by Smith, Craig A.
    Craig A. Smith

    A Vision of Voices: John Crosby and the Santa Fe Opera

    A destination for thousands of opera lovers every year and the anchor of Santa Fe's thriving arts scene, the Santa Fe Opera owes its existence to the vision and hard work of one man: John O'Hea Crosby (1926-2002), who created the company when he...
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  • A View from the Podium: A Memoir by Queler, Eve
    Eve Queler

    A View from the Podium: A Memoir

    From humble beginnings as a student of music in the Bronx to the founding of one of New York City's iconic performing arts organizations, Eve Queler ventured into the male-dominated world of orchestral conducting in the 1960s when there were few, if any, women...
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  • Arias for Soprano - Volume 2 by Hal Leonard Corp
    Hal Leonard Corp

    Arias for Soprano - Volume 2

    (Vocal Collection). The companion accompaniment recordings to the best-selling series in the G. Schirmer Opera Anthology. Each aria is recorded by a professional coach/accompanist working in the opera world. CONTENTS: THE BALLAD OF BABY DOE: Dearest Mama * I CAPULETI E I MONTECCHI: Oh...
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  • A Book of Operas - Their Histories Their Plots and Their Music by Krehbiel, Henry Edward
    Henry Edward Krehbiel

    A Book of Operas - Their Histories Their Plots and Their Music

    A Book of Operas Their Histories, Their Plots, and Their Music was written by Henry Krehbiel. The book begins at the beginning of opera in the United States "The history of what is popularly called Italian opera begins in the United States with a...
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  • Aida in Full Score by Verdi, Giuseppe
    Giuseppe Verdi

    Aida in Full Score

    A?a is one of Verdi's greatest gifts to grand opera. It magnificently combines high drama, stage spectacle, and a musical score that is one of the glories of operatic writing. A great success from its first performance over a century ago, it continues to...
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  • An Introduction to Richard Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen: A Handbook by Cord, William O.
    William O. Cord

    An Introduction to Richard Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen: A Handbook

    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 monumental work not only altered previously accepted concepts of music and drama but also...
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  • A Short History of Opera by Grout, Donald
    Donald Grout

    A Short History of Opera

    When first published in 1947, A Short History of Opera immediately achieved international status as a classic in the field. Now, more than five decades later, this thoroughly revised and expanded fourth edition informs and entertains opera lovers just as its predecessors have. The...
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  • A History of Bel Canto by Celletti, Rodolfo
    Rodolfo Celletti

    A History of Bel Canto

    Rodolfo Celletti, who has devoted his whole career to studying the voice from every historical, technical, and musical aspect, offers here a fascinating history of bel canto singing and the voice in operatic literature. He begins by discussing the links between bel canto and...
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  • An Exploration of Compositional Technique in the Operas of Kaija Saariaho and Christian Jost by Kern, Friedrich Heinrich
    Friedrich Heinrich Kern

    An Exploration of Compositional Technique in the Operas of Kaija Saariaho and Christian Jost

    This dissertation essay examines two contemporary operas, L'Amour de loin by Kaija Saariaho and Hamlet by Christian Jost. It describes the influences on each composer that led to their respective operas. In Chapter 1 of the essay, Kern presents both composers' biographies with particular...
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  • Angela Gheorghiu: A Life for Art by Gheorghiu, Angela
    Angela Gheorghiu

    Angela Gheorghiu: A Life for Art

    Angela Gheorghiu is one of the most passionate and talented artists working in opera today, a larger-than-life figure whose intensity and drive, on stage and off, have commanded the attention of the opera world. Largely composed of exclusive interviews with the artist, this authorized...
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  • 24 Italian Songs and Arias - Medium Low Voice by Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation
    Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation

    24 Italian Songs and Arias - Medium Low Voice

    Offered in two accessible keys suitable for all singers, it is likely to be the first publication a voice teacher will ask a first-time student to purchase. The classic Parisotti realizations result in rich, satisfying accompaniments which allow singers pure musical enjoyment.Author: Hal Leonard...
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  • A New Chronology of Venetian Opera and Related Genres, 1660-1760 by Selfridge-Field, Eleanor
    Eleanor Selfridge-Field

    A New Chronology of Venetian Opera and Related Genres, 1660-1760

    From 1637 to the middle of the eighteenth century, Venice was the world center for operatic activity. No exact chronology of the Venetian stage during this period has previously existed in any language. This reference work, the culmination of two decades of research throughout...
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  • Aida: Opera Completa Per Canto E Pianoforte by Verdi, Giuseppe
    Giuseppe Verdi

    Aida: Opera Completa Per Canto E Pianoforte

    A group of resourceful kids start solution-seekers.com, a website where cybervisitors can get answers to questions that trouble them. But when one questioner asks the true meaning of Christmas, the kids seek to unravel the mystery by journeying back through the prophecies of the...
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  • Angels and Monsters: Male and Female Sopranos in the Story of Opera, 1600-1900 by Somerset-Ward, Richard
    Richard Somerset-Ward

    Angels and Monsters: Male and Female Sopranos in the Story of Opera, 1600-1900

    During its first two centuries, opera was dominated by sopranos. There were male sopranos, or castrati, whose supercharged voices (female vocal cords powered by male lungs) were capable of feats of vocalism that are hard to imagine today. And there were female sopranos, or...
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