Abbate, Carolyn,

A history of opera : the last four hundred years / Carolyn Abbate and Roger Parker. - [New edition]. - xxi, 623 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 20 cm

Previous edition: London: Allen Lane, 2012.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Telling the entire story of what is in many ways the world's most extraordinary artistic medium of the last 400 years, 'A His of Opera' includes discussions of many works by the greatest composers, from Monteverdi, Handel and Mozart to Verdi, Wagner, Puccini, Berg and Britten.

9780141009018 (pbk.) : £14.99 No price


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