TY  - BOOK
AU  - Carter,Tim
TI  - Understanding Italian opera
SN  - 9780190247942 (hbk.) :
U1  - 782.1'0945 23
PY  - 2015///
CY  - New York
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Monteverdi, Claudio,
KW  - Handel, George Frideric,
KW  - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus,
KW  - Verdi, Giuseppe,
KW  - Puccini, Giacomo,
KW  - Opera
KW  - Italy
N1  - Specialized
N2  - Opera has long fascinated creative artists and audiences alike. It is often regarded as the pinnacle of high art, yet it is also shrouded in mystique. This book unravels its many layers by looking closely at five of the most enduring and emblematic Italian operas from Monteverdi to Puccini
ER  -