opera

Tells the story of opera from its beginnings in the seventeenth century to modern productions, with summaries of thirty-two of the world's best-known operas, biographical profiles of twenty-four famous performers, and a glossary of musical terms.

Brilliantly adapted from Shakespeare's play, the opera follows the adventures of four lovers and a group of naieve rustics who, in a wood on a moonstruck midsummer night, fall foul of Oberon and Tytania, the quarrelling king and queen of the fairies.

A viscount seeks to unravel the mystery of the Paris Opera House and rescue the woman he loves from the threat of the Phantom of the Opera.

Examines the history and development of the opera from its origins in ancient Greece and provides over five hundred illustrations on over two hundred operas along with biographies on major composers and performers.

Marie-Grace is excited that a well-known English opera company will perform at the very theater where she takes singing lessons from Aunt Oc?eane, but as she and her friend C?ecile help out backstage, they make disturbing discoveries.

With magic bells and flute, Sarah and the dragon find their way from the Queen of Night's realm to Sarastro's castle. Together they help Prince Tamino find Princess Pamina and the bird-man Papageno find his Papagena. Features a children's version of Mozart's The magic flute.

Addressing seven languages, this definitive visual guide explores 400 years of music drama, from late-Renaissance Italy to the modern day; presents synopses of 160 operas from around the world; and discusses the lives of composers, from Monteverdi to Adams.