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.
Author(s): Guy A. Marco
Edition: 2 Sub
Year: 2000
Language: English
Pages: 624
Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
Foreword......Page 14
Introduction......Page 16
Abbreviations......Page 20
Bibliographies......Page 24
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias......Page 28
Histories......Page 36
Editions and Excerpts......Page 48
Libraries......Page 50
Opera Houses......Page 54
International Directories......Page 58
Periodicals, Yearbooks, and Series......Page 60
Biographies......Page 64
Opera Plots......Page 70
Libretti and Librettists......Page 74
Production......Page 86
Philosophy and Theory of Opera......Page 104
Analysis......Page 116
Critics and Criticism......Page 118
Opera Recordings and Discography......Page 122
Composers and Their Operas......Page 126
Countries......Page 420
Indexes......Page 546
Subjects......Page 562
Authors and Main Entries......Page 580
Secondary Authors......Page 646
