Opera 101: A Complete Guide to Learning and Loving Opera

Opera 101: A Complete Guide to Learning and Loving Opera
by Fred Plotkin

Opera 101: A Complete Guide to Learning and Loving Opera
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Author: Fred Plotkin
Introduction: Placido Domingo
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1900-01-01
ISBN: 0786880252
Number of pages: 512
Publisher: Hyperion

Summary of Opera 101: A Complete Guide to Learning and Loving Opera

Written by an opera insider and featuring an introduction by Placido Domingo, here is a thorough, friendly, and truly complete guide to learning how to love and appreciate the opera. After a brief history of opera, the book includes a guide to operatic terms, a minute-by-minute listener's guide to 11 central works, a list of recommended books and recordings and much more.
Just as the title says, this is a basic primer on what opera is, what to look for and what to listen to. There is nothing stuffy in Plotkin's style, which is clear and idiomatic. The book also boasts a foreword by supertenor Placido Domingo.

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