Ticket to the Opera: Discovering and Exploring 100 Famous Works, History, Lore, and Singers, with Recommended...

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Phil G. Goulding

Ticket to the Opera

Discovering and Exploring 100 Famous Works, History, Lore, and Singers, with Recommended Recordings...

Phil G. Goulding

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Ballantine
15 December 1999

Opera; Fiction & Literature

In Ticket to the Opera, Phil G. Goulding finally makes the magic and mystique of opera accessible to all. Here he offers a complete operatic education, including history, definitions of key musical terms, opera lore and gossip, portraits of famous singers and the roles they immortalized, as well as pithy introductions to the greatest operas of Europe and America and their composers. The book's centerpiece is what Goulding terms ""the collection""--85 classics, among them Aida, The Marriage of Figaro, Carmen, and Madama Butterfly, that have been packing the world's opera houses for years. This entertaining, meticulously researched book also includes a fascinating chapter on American opera from George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess to Philip Glass's Einstein on the Beach and a discussion of the gems of twentieth-century opera featuring works like Leos Janacek's The Cunning Little Vixen, Alban Berg's Lulu, and Serge Prokofiev's The Love for Three Oranges.

Whether you're a curious neophyte, a music lover interested in branching out, or an aficionado eager to compare notes with a brilliant fellow opera buff, you'll prize Ticket to the Opera as an essential volume in your music library.

By: Phil G. Goulding
Imprint: Ballantine
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 236mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 39mm
Weight: 805g
ISBN: 9780449005668
ISBN 10: 0449005666
Pages: 689
Publication Date: 15 December 1999
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Ticket to the Opera: Discovering and Exploring 100 Famous Works, History, Lore, and Singers, with Recommended Recordings

""Enlightening . . . Fun to browse in . . . Written with a deft touch.""--Opera News ""A COMPREHENSIVE LAYMAN'S GUIDE TO THE WORLD OF OPERA . . . Goulding mixes succinct overviews of one hundred famous operas with sidebars full of interesting facts.""--The Washington Post