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The Title Features Lively Biographical Sketches Of Some 150 Composers From Claudio Monteverdi To Poul Ruders, Animating The Main Events Of Their Careers And Revealing Their Social And Musical Context. Entertaining Accounts Of Hundreds Of Operas Both Famous And Neglected And Comprehensive Reviews Of Over A Thousand Cds From Recent Digital Releases To The Best Historical Recordings. From Historical Figures Like Caruso To Contemporary Stars Like Bryn Terfel, Renee Fleming And Daniel Barenboim, Discover The Finest Singers And Conductors On Record. Opera On Dvd -- The Birth Of Opera: Monteverdi To Purcell -- Baroque Opera: Vivaldi To Handel -- The Reformation Of Opera: Gluck To Mozart -- The Age Of Romanticism -- Verdi, Wagner And Their Contemporaries -- Opera In Transition: The Generation Of Puccini, Massenet And Debussy -- The Era Of Modernism -- Opera Since World War Ii -- Directory Of Singers -- Directory Of Conductors. Written By Matthew Boyden. Previous Ed.: 2002. Includes Index.
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- Author
- Matthew Boyden
- Publisher
- London ; New York: Rough Guides
- Published
- 2007
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781843535386
- Category
- music
- Subjects
- Music, Arts
- Rating
- 4 / 5 (23 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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