The New Penguin Opera Guide
The New Penguin Opera Guide by Amanda Holden is a comprehensive resource published by Penguin in 2001. This first edition spans 1,142 pages and is presented in English. It serves as a fully revised and updated encyclopedia, detailing the complete operas of a wide range of composers, from Bellini to Britten and Handel to Hindemith.
Readers will find meticulously researched articles that explore nearly 850 composers and approximately 2,000 works, offering insights into both classic operas and contemporary pieces. The guide covers well-known figures like Mozart, Verdi, and Wagner, while also examining stage works by composers less recognized for their operatic contributions. This edition provides a thorough overview of the opera genre, making it a valuable reference for those interested in music and opera.
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The New Pengiun Opera Guide is a fully revised and updated edition of the most comprehensive single-volume opera encyclopaedia ever published. In the course of hundreds of meticulously researched articles, it explores the complete operas of figures as diverse as Bellini and Britten, Handel and Hindemith, Massenet and Monteverdi, Rameau and Rossini, Weber and Weill; offers fresh insights into such perennial favourites as Mozart, Verdi and Wagner; and examines stage works by composers not primarily remembered for their operas – Schumann, Faure and Schoenberg among them. It also brings the reader right up to date with the latest operas by contemporary composers worldwide, including Ades, Carter, Holliger, Macmillan, Picker, Reich, Saariaho and Tan Dun. In all it discusses nearly 850 composers and looks in detail at around 2,000 works.
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