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The NPR Curious Listener's Guide to Opera Paperback - 2002
by Berger, William
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Major composers including Mozart, Wagner, Verdi, Puccini, and Strauss * Legendary singers from the great divas to the Three Tenors * What to look for and listen to at the opera * The history of opera and why it endures * Stylistic variations and basic theoretical underpinnings * Appreciating the art form * Biographies of the opera's greatest artists * A survey of classic operas
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- Title The NPR Curious Listener's Guide to Opera
- Author Berger, William
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Condition UsedVeryGood
- Pages 221
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Perigee Books, New York
- Date February 5, 2002
- Bookseller's Inventory # 5D4WH70002D6_ns
- ISBN 9780399527432 / 0399527435
- Weight 0.45 lbs (0.20 kg)
- Dimensions 8.04 x 5.22 x 0.62 in (20.42 x 13.26 x 1.57 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Opera
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2001036849
- Dewey Decimal Code 782.1
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The short answer is easy: Opera is a form of drama that uses vocal and instrumental music to tell its story.