A Pocket Guide to Opera - Couverture souple

Christiansen, Rupert

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0571209009 ISBN 13 : 9780571209002

Editeur : Faber and Faber, 2002

Synopsis

One of Faber's highly successful Pocket Guide series, this is an essential work of reference for all opera lovers, whether first-timers or hardened fans. Here is a handy, readable and easy-to-use opera guide, containing entries for over a hundred works, both familiar and unfamiliar. Features include snapshot plot summaries, straightforward pointers to help your appreciation of the music and production, recommended recordings on CD, video and DVD and a brief over-view of the history of opera.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Rupert Christiansen was born in London and educated at King's College, Cambridge. After further study as a Fulbright scholar at Columbia University, he has written several books including Prima Donna, Romantic Affinities, Paris Babylon, The Visitors and Arthur Hugh Clough. In 1997, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.He is currently opera critic of the Daily Telegraph and a member of the editorial board of Opera magazine. He has contributed to many newspapers and magazines, including The Spectator, Times Literary Supplement, Harpers & Queen, Los Angeles Times, Vanity Fair and the New Yorker.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Faber and Faber
• Date d'édition: 2002
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0571209009
• ISBN 13: 9780571209002
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 416
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible