Dimensions
169 x 236 x 34mm
Third Edition.
This is a unique handbook on the most thrilling of art forms, spanning four hundred years of music drama.
Features include:
- Lively biographical sketches of some 150 composers, from Claudio Monteverdi to Poul Ruders, detailing the main events of their careers and revealing their social and musical context.
- Entertaining accounts of hundreds of operas, both the famous and neglected, each with a clear synopsis and a lively essay.
- Incisive CD reviews, covering the latest digital recordings as well as dozens of classic historical sets.
- A who's who of the finest singers and conductors on record, from historical figures like Caruso, Callas and Toscanini to present-day stars like Bryn Terfel, Renee Fleming and Daniel Barenboim.
- Superb photographs, drawings and CD cover images.
