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Venetian Curiosities by Donna Leon Synopsis In a city as ancient as Venice, myths and legends passed down from generation to generation record more than just love or murder. They are the storehouse of a citys mores, emblems of its identity. In an introduction and seven essays, Leon offers... (read more) Your price: $25.00 New - Hardcover 
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Haydn's Jews: Representation and Reception on the Operatic Stage by Caryl Clark Publisher Comments This book was first published in 2009. This fascinating study of ethnic theatrical representation provides original perspectives on the cultural milieu, compositional strategies, and operatic legacy of Joseph Haydn. The portrayal of Jews changed markedly... (read more) Your price: $43.50 New - Trade Paper
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Opera (Cambridge Introductions to Music) by Robert Cannon Publisher Comments What is opera and how does it work? How has this dramatic form developed and what is its relevance in the modern world? Perfect for music students and opera-goers, this introductory guide addresses these questions and many more, exploring opera as a... (read more) Your price: $34.95 New - Trade Paper
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Verdi's Shakespeare: Men of the Theater by Garry Wills Publisher Comments A dazzling study of the operas Verdi adapted from Shakespeare- and a spellbinding account of their creation. In Verdi's Shakespeare, Pulitzer Prize winner and lifelong opera devotee Garry Wills explores the writing and staging of Verdi's three... (read more) Your price: $25.95 New - Hardcover
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John Adams's Nixon in China by Timothy A. Johnson Book News Annotation Offering close analysis of the music as well as the political and social context of the story, Johnson (music theory, Ithaca College) engages a wide-angled approach to the 1987 opera. President Nixon's visit to China in 1972 was a watershed event, and... (read more) Your price: $114.95 New - Hardcover
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The Cambridge Companion to Rossini (Cambridge Companions to Music) by Emanuele Senici Publisher Comments 'A collection of specially commissioned essays on one of the most influential opera composers in the repertoire.'... (read more) Your price: $40.25 New - Trade Paper
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Twenty-Four Italian Songs and Arias of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries (Book Only) by Gregory A. Schirmer Publisher Comments For well over a century, the G. Schirmer edition of 24 Italian Songs and Arias of the 17th and 18th Centuries has introduced millions of beginning singers to serious Italian vocal literature. Offered in two accessible keys suitable for all singers, it is... (read more) List Price $7.99 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Wagner and Cinema (10 Edition) by Joe Synopsis The work of Richard Wagner is a continuing source of artistic inspiration and ideological controversy in literature, philosophy, and music, as well as cinema. In Wagner and Cinema, a diverse group of established and emerging scholars examines Wagner's... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $23.00 Used - Trade Paper
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The Magic Flute: With CD by Mozart Publisher Comments Enter a magical world of monster serpents, mysterious ladies, and flying machines where giant flowers and butterflies the size of birds abound. It is here, amidst a lush wood and within a dark labyrinthine castle that an unforgettable cast of characters... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $10.50 Used - Hardcover
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La Boheme with CD (Audio) (Black Dog Opera Library) by Georges Bizet Publisher Comments The Black Dog Opera Library is one of the most popular, informative, and budget-friendly ways to enjoy all the great operas. Each book in the series includes a history of the opera, a synopsis of the story, a complete libretto in its original language as... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $11.00 Used - Hardcover
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Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung: A Companion by Stewart Spencer Publisher Comments There had long been a need for a modern English translation of Wagner’s Ring—a version that would be reliable and readable yet at the same time be a true reflection of the literary quality of the German libretto. First published in 1993, this... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $21.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Galina: A Russian Story by Galina Vishnevskaya Publisher Comments This autobiography is a luminous portrait of a Soviet artist, richly woven against the backdrop of Soviet History. Translated by Guy Daniels.... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Giacomo Puccini, La Boheme (Cambridge Opera Handbooks) by Arthur Groos Publisher Comments This guide presents a unique collection of critical, analytical, and documentary essays on Puccini's most popular opera. There are new studies on the background to Parisian bohemianism (by Jerrold Seigel), on Puccini's musical language (by William... (read more) Your price: $58.95 New - Trade Paper
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First Intermissions: Commentaries from the Met by M. Owen Lee Publisher Comments For well over twenty years, M. Owen Lee has been offering intermission talks during the Saturday afternoon Texaco Metropolitan Opera broadcasts, which now reach countries on six continents. In this book, Father Lee covers various operas of Mozart, Verdi,... (read more) Your price: $15.25 New - Trade Paper
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Night At the Opera (94 Edition) by Denis Forman Publisher Comments With a lively and stylish pen, Sir Denis Forman, who for nine years was deputy chairman of the Royal Opera House in London, dispenses his opinions freely on operas and their composers and artistic interpreters. Forman explains the historical... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $13.00 Used - Trade Paper
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The Castrato and His Wife by Helen Berry Publisher Comments The opera singer Giusto Ferdinando Tenducci was one of the most famous celebrities of the eighteenth century. Mozart and Bach both composed for him. He was nothing less than a rock star of his day, with a massive female following. He was also a castrato.... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $21.00 Used - Hardcover
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From Madrigal to Opera: Monteverdi's Staging of the Self by Mauro Calcagno Publisher Comments This pathbreaking study links two traditionally separate genres as their stars crossed to explore the emergence of multiple selves in early modern Italian culture and society. Mauro Calcagno focuses on the works of Claudio Monteverdi, a master of both... (read more) Your price: $70.75 New - Hardcover
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Mozart's Da Ponte Operas: The Marriage of Figaro, Don Giovanni, Cos Fan Tutte by Burton D Fisher Publisher Comments OPERA CLASSICS LIBRARY addresses one of the most extraordinary collaborations in the history of opera: Mozart and Da Ponte, composer and librettist respectively for The Marriage of Figaro, Don Giovanni and Cos fan tutte. The text includes biographical... (read more) List Price $9.75 Your price: $8.65 Google eBooks - Electronic
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La Boheme: Vocal Score by Giacomo Puccini Publisher Comments Ricordi is proud to present the first titles in their new series of orchestral scores featuring engaging images (from Casa Ricordi's historical archives) and synopses in Italian, English, French and German. In addition, these scores feature heavier cover... (read more) Your price: $29.95 New - Trade Paper
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Modest Musorgsky and Boris Godunov: Myths, Realities, Reconsiderations (Cambridge Opera Handbooks) by Caryl Emerson Publisher Comments Caryl Emerson and Robert Oldani take a comprehensive look at the most famous Russian opera, Modest Musorgsky??'s Boris Godunov.... (read more) Your price: $89.95 New - Trade Paper
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