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Item Details
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THE HISTORY OF OPERA
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| By: |
Richard Fawkes, Robert Powell |
| Format: |
CD-Audio |
| List price:
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£16.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
9626341769 |
| ISBN 13: |
9789626341766 |
| Publisher: |
NAXOS AUDIOBOOKS |
| Pub. date: |
1 June, 1999 |
| Edition: |
4 Audio CDs |
| Description: |
Since its origins in the 16th century, opera has been an extravagant, costly affair arousing great passions. It has also produced some beautiful works of art, from Monteverdi to Wagner. Richard Fawkes traces here the history of opera and operetta up to the late 1990s. |
| Synopsis: |
Since its origins in the 16th century, opera has been an extravagant, costly affair, arousing great passions. It has also produced some of the most sublime works of art, from Monteverdi to Wagner. Following the widely acclaimed History of Classical Music, Richard Fawkes traces the history of opera up to the present day on the first three CDs; and devotes the fourth to the history of operetta. |
| No. of pieces |
4 |
| Publication: |
Hong Kong |
| Imprint: |
Naxos AudioBooks |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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