Opera

A Research and Information Guide

Guy A. Marco

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Routledge
17 December 2015

Opera; Bibliographies, catalogues, discographies

Series: Routledge Music Bibliographies

Opera is the only guide to the research writings on all aspects of opera. This second edition presents 2,833 titles--over 2,000 more than the first edition--of books, parts of books, articles and dissertations with full bibliographic descriptions and critical annotations. Users will find the core literature on the operas of 320 individual composers and details of operatic life in 43 countries. All relevant works through to November 1999 have been considered, covering more than fifteen years of literature since the first edition was published.

By: Guy A. Marco
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 34mm
Weight: 861g
ISBN: 9781138977600
ISBN 10: 1138977608
Series: Routledge Music Bibliographies
Pages: 656
Publication Date: 17 December 2015
Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Primary , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Foreword, Introduction, Abbreviations, I. Bibliographies, II. Dictionaries and Encyclopedias, III. Histories, IV. Editions and Excerpts, V. Libraries, VI. Opera Houses, VII. International Directories, VIII. Periodicals, Yearbooks, and Series, IX. Biographies, X. Opera Plots, XI. Libretti and Librettists, XII. Production, XIII. Philosophy and Theory of Opera, XVI. Opera Recordings and Discography, XVII. Composers and Their Operas, XVIII. Countries, XIX. Indexes

Guy A. Marco, now retired, was Dean of Kent State University's School of Library Science and Senior Fellow at Rosary College, Dominican University. He is the general editor of Garland's Composer Resource Manuals and Music Research and Information Guides series.

Reviews for Opera: A Research and Information Guide

I find this an absolutely essential research tool. The best proof I can give is that I have room for exactly three books on opera in the tiny book shelf on my PC work-station, and that this is one of them. -- Tom Kaufman, The Opera Quarterly This effort surpasses the first edition in content, quality, and design. -- Choice An essential reference tool for all academic libraries as well as public libraries. -- Choice _ [e]xtremely useful annotated bibliography...[Marco] deserves thanks for the enormous amount of research expended on [this] project. -- Opera Quarterly