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Book Review of 100 Great Operas And Their Stories : Act-By-Act Synopses

100 Great Operas And Their Stories : Act-By-Act Synopses
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The volume covers synopses of some of the world's most famous opreas. "From 'La Traviata' to 'Aida", from 'Carmen' to 'Don Giovanni', here are the plots of the world's best-loved operas, told in an engaging, picturesque, and readable manner. Written by noted operaauthority Henry W. Simon, this distinctive reference book contains act-by-act descriptions of the 100 operatic works ranging from the historic early seventeenth century masterpieces of Monteverdi to the modern classic of Gian-Carlo Menotti. It highlights the most important aspects of each opera, discusses the main characters, the turnings of plots, aa well as the most significent arias. Here to, is a wealth of anecdotesconcerning literary backround, past performances & stars, plus production problems faced by these great operas. HOWEVER, there is some annotation & some highlighting, primarily on the opera 'Rigoletto', other-wise book is clean & like new.