The Da Capo Opera Manual

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Each entry (there are some 550 operas described) lists the composer librettist and information on staging famous arias sets composition of the orchestra and chorus the nature of the production a plot synopsis (with act and scene breaks) where and when the opera was first performed and any inherent staging hazards (like singers turning into frogs and buildings falling on peoples heads). Annotation c. by Book News Inc. Portland Or.