Grove Book of Operas
by Stanley Sadie, Laura Macy
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Author: Laura Macy, Stanley SadieEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2009-04-01
ISBN: 0195387112
Number of pages: 768
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Book Reviews of Grove Book of Operas
Book Review: At Last! Khovanshchina explained!
Summary: 5 Stars
The information in this book is the best I have seen explaining the plot of Musorgsky's Khovanshchina. The book is so filled with excellent photos and information that I thought the price was incorrect when I bought my copy.
Verdi - Rigoletto / Luciano Pavarotti, Ingvar Wixell, Edita Gruberova, Victoria Vergara, Ferruccio Furlanetto, Riccardo Chailly I would also like to recommend this Rigoletto with Pavarotti. It is excellent.
Any time there was an occasion to give a gift, I gave either a copy of this book or that Pavarotti DVD. You will be thrilled with all the information in it. The writing style is very readable. Knowing the quality of Stanley Sadie's work, reassured me I would be buying quality. This is the first time I have written a review but it is on account of the many excellent photos, the high quality, and great quantity of information the book contains.
If you buy it and are as impressed as I was and still am, please come back and tell us your opinion. I would love to hear from you.
Summary of Grove Book of Operas
First published in 1996 to great critical and popular acclaim, The Grove Book of Operas brings together synopses and descriptions of over 250 leading operas, complemented by more than one hundred illustrations and halftones. Each succinct yet insightful entry is written by a leading authority on the opera and includes a full synopsis of the plot, a cast list, a note on the singers in the original production, and information on the origins of the work and its literary and social background. Contributions conclude with a brief comment on the particular works place in operatic history. A glossary offers brief and accessible definitions of terms that may be unfamiliar to the reader. And indices of role names and of arias and ensembles allow the reader to find operas containing their favorite aria or a well-known character. This second edition brings the book up to date with several recently composed operas and a fascinating introductory essay by David Levin on opera performance in the 21st century. Recent additions to the operatic repertory included for the first time in this edition include Nicholas Maw, Sophies Choice; Poul Ruders, A Handmaids Tale; John Adams, Death of Klinghoffer; and Mark Adamo, Little Women. Now offered in paperback for the first time, this is a book that should be on the shelf of every opera fan.The cover blurb calls The New Grove Book of Operas, "The world's definitive single volume of opera reference," and for once the hype is right on the money. The plot synopses are well done, with musical notes and historic background, some nice illustrations, and three very useful appendices: a fine and complete glossary; an index of role names; and an "Index of Incipits," or first lines, for hundreds of arias, choruses, and ensembles. This may well be the best English-language opera reference available.
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