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Opera 101: Learning and Loving Opera

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Opera 101: Learning and Loving Opera

by Fred Plotkin, Plotkin Plotkin

Hyperion | December 1, 1994 | Trade Paperback

Written by an opera insider and featuring an introduction by Placido Domingo, here is a thorough, friendly, and truly complete guide to learning how to love and appreciate the opera. After a brief history of opera, the book includes a guide to operatic terms, a minute-by-minute listener''s guide to 11 central works, a list of recommended books and recordings and much more.

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Written by an opera insider and featuring an introduction by Placido Domingo, here is a thorough, friendly, and truly complete guide to learning how to love and appreciate the opera. After a brief history of opera, the book includes a guide to operatic terms, a minute-by-minute listener's guide to 11 central works, a list of recommended books and recordings and much more

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Written by an opera insider and featuring an introduction by Placido Domingo, here is a thorough, friendly, and truly complete guide to learning how to love and appreciate the opera. After a brief history of opera, the book includes a guide to operatic terms, a minute-by-minute listener''s guide to 11 central works, a list of recommended books and recordings and much more.

About the Author

Fred Plotkin has written for theNew York Times, Los Angeles Times, Opera News,and other publications. He lectures frequently at the Smithsonian Institution, the Juilliard School and Columbia University. He is the author of nine books, many of them on Italian topics. He lives in New York and Italy.

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512 Pages, 5.5 x 8.25 x 1.38 IN

December 1, 1994

Hyperion


0786880252
9780786880256

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