Opera : the great composers and their masterworks
Kennedy, Joyce Bourne2008
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As one of the fastest-growing areas of performing arts, opera is enjoying a renaissance in the public imagination. This text explores the background to 400 years of opera - the composers and singers, and the buildings and festivals that showcase them.
Main title:
Opera : the great composers and their masterworks / Joyce Bourne ; preface by Lord Harewood ; foreword by Bryn Terfel.
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Imprint:
London : Mitchell Beazley, 2008.
Collation:
224 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), ports. (some col.) ; 30 cm.
Notes:
Includes index.
ISBN:
9781845332754 (hbk)184533275X (hbk)
Dewey class:
782.1'0922782.10922782.10922KEN
Language:
English
Related title:
Opera [electronic resource] : the great composers and their masterworks
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BRN:
1158574