The Splendid Art of Opera: A Concise History

ISBN-10: 0416007317
ISBN-13: 9780416007312
Pages: 413
Language: English
Published: 1980
Publisher: Methuen
Author: Ethan Mordden

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Covers the origins of opera in Florence, Venice, Paris, Hamburg, and London, chronicling sociopolitical factors, the influence of the popular arts, and the great singers

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