The New Grove dictionary of opera

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The New Grove dictionary of opera

edited by Stanley Sadie ; managing editor, Christina Bashford

Macmillan Reference , Grove's Dictionaries of Music, 1998

  • : pbk
  • v. 1. A-D
  • v. 2. E-Lom
  • v. 3. Lon-Rod
  • v. 4. Roe-Z

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Description and Table of Contents

Description

This is an opera reference covering four volumes, with over 1300 contributions. The 11,000 articles are cross-referenced and deal with all of the varied aspects of the operatic experience, from the composer, librettist and their cultural background, through singers, conductors and directors, to cities, opera houses, costume, choreography and set design. The dictionary features: over 1750 articles on operas; over 2500 articles on singers and conductors; over 3000 articles on composers; more than 400 articles on cities; and further articles covering producers, designers, patrons and impressarios, and history and terminology of opera. The work includes indices of character names and first lines of arias and ensembles.

Table of Contents

  • More than 11,000 articles, all fully cross-referenced, including: - over 1,750 articles on operas - over 2,500 articles on singers and conductors - over 3,000 articles on composers - more than 400 articles on cities - articles covering librettists, producers, directors and designers
  • opera houses
  • patrons and impresarios
  • history and terminology of opera - 800 illustrations - indices of role names and of first lines of arias and ensembles

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  • NCID
    BA37353012
  • ISBN
    • 0333734327
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    London,New York
  • Pages/Volumes
    4 v.
  • Size
    28 cm
  • Classification
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