Operas Every Child Should Know (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781169347960)

""Operas Every Child Should Know"" is a book written by Dolores Bacon that aims to introduce children to the world of opera. The book features 12 popular operas, including ""Carmen"" by Georges Bizet, ""The Magic Flute"" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and ""La Traviata"" by Giuseppe Verdi. Each opera is presented in a concise and accessible manner, providing a brief summary of the plot and key characters, as well as highlighting notable musical moments. The book also includes illustrations and photographs to help bring the stories and music to life. Overall, ""Operas Every Child Should Know"" is a great resource for parents and educators looking to introduce children to the world of opera in an engaging and informative way.1911. Found in this work are descriptions of the text and music of some of the most famous masterpieces. The opera is never more enjoyed than by a music lover who is incapable of criticism from lack of musical knowledge: music being first and last an emotional art; and as our emotions are refined it requires compositions of a more and more elevated character to appeal to them. The history of opera should be known and composers classified, just as it is desirable to know and to classify authors, painters, sculptors and actors. Contents: Balfe: The Bohemian Girl; Beethoven: Fidelio; Berlioz: The Damnation of Faust; Bizet: Carmen; DeKoven: Robin Hood; Flotow: Martha; Humperdinck: Hansel land Gretel; Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana; Meyerbeer: The Prophet; Mozart: The Magic Flute; Sullivan: Pinafore; Verdi: Rigoletto, Il Trovatore, Aida; Wagner: The Nibelung Ring, The Mastersingers of Nuremberg, Lohengrin.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Author: Dolores Bacon
ISBN-10: 1169347967
ISBN-13: 9781169347960
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Language: English
Published: 09/10/2010
Pages: 472
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.27lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.00w x 1.00d