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100 Great Operas and Their Stories
• Henry W. Simon
• MUSIC
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A reference to 100 of the best-known operas.
(MUS04, $16.95)
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Aida in Full Score
• Giuseppe Verdi
• MUSIC
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The full orchestral score of the great opera.
(ITL153, $24.95)
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Aida Libretto
• Antonio Ghislanzoni
• Giuseppe Verdi
• MUSIC
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The libretto to the great grand opera, in Italian and English.
(ITL154, $5.95)
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The Beggar's Opera
• John Gay
• T.O. Treadwell
• LITERATURE
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Written in 1728, Gay's ballad opera is satirical look at 18th-century London.
(GBR460, $10.00)
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Cambridge Opera Handbook: Giuseppi Verdi, Falstaff
• James A. Hepokoski
• MUSIC
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A detailed guide to the history and composition of Verdi's Falstaff.
(ITL263, $43.00)
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Carmen and Other Stories
• Prosper Merimee
• Nicholas Jotcham
• LITERATURE
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A collection of nine stories, including Carmen, memorably set in southern Spain -- and source for the Bizet opera of the same name.
(FRN201, $13.95)
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The Complete Operas of Mozart, A Critical Guide
• Charles Osborne
• MUSIC
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(MUS12, $17.95)
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Encounters With Verdi
• Marcello Conati
• Richard Stokes
• MUSIC
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A collection of first hand accounts of experiences with Verdi.
(MUS06, $24.50)
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Falstaff, in Full Score
• Giuseppe Verdi
• Arrigo Boito
• MUSIC
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A reprint of the original, and complete, score of Giuseppe Verdi's "Falstaff."
(ITL264, $26.95)
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Gustav Mahler, The Symphonies
• Constantin Floros
• Jutta Wicker
• Vernon Wicker
• MUSIC
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A thorough overview of Mahler's symphonies, covering their inspiration, history, composition, reception, and form.
(MUS10, $19.95)
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Leos Janacek, Kat'a Kabanova
• John Tyrell
• MUSIC
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(MUS13, $45.00)
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The Life of Verdi
• John Rosselli
• MUSIC
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Part biography, part musical history, the life story and major operas of the 19th-century composer.
(ITL447, $34.99)
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A Listener's Guide to Mozart's Great Operas
• Patrick Cairns Hughes
• Spike Hughes
• MUSIC
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(MUS11, $7.95)
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Lucia di Lamermoor, Libretto in Italian & English
• Gaetano Donizetti
• Salvatore Cammarano
• MUSIC
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The libretto for Donizetti's opera, Lucia di Lamermoor, presented in Italian and English.
(ITL266, $4.95)
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The Magic of Opera
• J. Merrill Knapp
• MUSIC
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An excellent introduction to opera.
(GEN139, $18.95)
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The Merry Wives of Windsor
• William Shakespeare
• LITERATURE
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This late Shakespearean comedy, supposedly written at the request of Queen Elizabeth I, provides the basic plot for Verdi's final masterpice, Falstaff.
(GEN177, $10.95)
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The Metropolitan Opera Stories of the Great Operas
• John Freeman
• Beverly Sills
• MUSIC
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A two-volume, boxed collection of the complete plots for 225 operas, authorized by the Metropolitan Opera.
(NYC15, $50.00)
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Mozart
• Peter Gay
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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This concise, entertaining portrait delves into Mozart's complex relationship with his father, his daunting role as a child prodigy and his exploration of new musical territory.
(AST43, $13.00)
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Opera 101, A Complete Guide to Learning and Loving Opera
• Fred Plotkin
• Placido Domingo
• MUSIC
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A well-written introduction to opera, this volume includes a brief history of the art form, a guide to operatic terms and a review of 11 famous operas.
(GEN175, $16.95)
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The Penguin Concise Guide to Opera
• Amanda Holden
• REFERENCE
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An essential reference for the opera enthusiast. Well organized, with short descriptions of plots, characters, performances and historical background.
(MUS01, $20.00)
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The Queen of Spades
• Peter Ilyitch Tchaikovsky
• MUSIC
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The full score of one of Tchaikovsky's most popular operas.
(RUS219, $39.95)
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Rossini
• Gaia Servadio
• MUSIC
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An enlightening biography of the 19th-century Italian composer from his humble beginnings through his string of early successes and his years of depression and illness.
(ITL486, $26.00)
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Salome, In Full Score
• Richard Strauss
• MUSIC
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A reprint of the original, and complete, score of "Salome."
(GER80, $22.95)
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Shostakovich, A Life Remembered
• Elizabeth Wilson
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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An engaging biography of the composer Dmitri Shostakovich, drawing heavily on the accounts of his contemporaries.
(RUS94, $25.95)
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A Song of Love and Death, The Meaning of Opera
• Peter Conrad
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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The pleasures and significance of opera.
(GEN25, $16.00)
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Testimony, The Memoirs of Dmitri Shostakovich
• Dmitri Shostakovich
• Solomon Volkov
• Antoninaw Bovis
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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This controversial book still heats conversations about the composer Shostakovich and his embittered views on Stalin's regime.
(RUS93, $20.00)
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Twentieth Century Opera, A Guide
• George Martin
• MUSIC
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A survey of 20th century opera.
(MUS02, $25.00)
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Valery Gergiev and the Kirov, A Story of Survival
• John Ardoin
• MUSIC
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Both a sumptuously illustrated history of St. Petersburg's Mariinsky Theater (aka the Kirov) and a portrait of its enthusiastic and talented artistic director, Valery Gergiev.
(RUS212, $34.95)
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Verdi and his Operas
• Stanley Sadie
• Roger Parker
• MUSIC
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A compilation of relevant material from the New Grove Dictionary of Opera
(ITL203, $24.95)
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Verdi at the Golden Gate, Opera and San Francisco in the Gold Rush Years
• George Whitney Martin
• Lotfi Mansouri
• MUSIC
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A musical history of San Francisco in the 19th century.
(SFO14, $55.00)
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Verdi With a Vengeance, An Energetic Guide to the Life and Complete Works of the King of Opera
• William Berger
• MUSIC
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Recommended for its breezy, opinionated overview of Verdi's life and work.
(GEN170, $16.00)
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Virgil Thomson, Composer on the Aisle
• Anthony Tommasini
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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The life and music of the American composer by a New York Times music critic.
(MUS22, $30.00)
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Wagner Without Fear, Learning to Love-And Even Enjoy-Opera's Most Demanding Genius
• William Berger
• MUSIC
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Berger's delightful guide is invaluable in exploring the exotic world of opera's most controversial composer. Irreverent and readable, it helps to make Wagner accessible to even the greatest of skeptics.
(GEN171, $15.95)
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Wagner's Ring, Turning the Sky Round
• M. Owen Lee
• MUSIC
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An introduction and analysis of Wagner's Ring Cycle.
(MUS30, $10.95)
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