The Dictionary of the Opera
The Dictionary of the Opera
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The International opera authority, Charles Osborne, is renowned throughout the world for his writing, broadcasting and lecturing on opera. With nearly 300 composers and 800 singers, as well as conductors, producers, set designers, librettists, and others, this book provides authoritative comments by the author on composers.
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The Dictionary of the Opera by Charles Osborne
The International opera authority, Charles Osborne, is renowned throughout the world for his writing, broadcasting and lecturing on opera. With nearly 300 composers and 800 singers, as well as conductors, producers, set designers, librettists, and others, this book provides authoritative comments by the author on composers.
Charles Osborne is an internationally known expert on opera and theater who has written several books on the topics as well as novels, literary studies, and poetry. He is the author of three bestselling novelizations of Agatha Christie plays-Black Coffee (SMP, 1998), The Unexpected Guest (Minotaur, 1999), and Spider's Web (Minotaur, 2000). Osborne was born in Australia and lives in London.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781566491082 |
| ISBN 10 | 1566491088 |
| Title | The Dictionary of the Opera |
| Author | Charles Osborne |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Welcome Rain Publishers,US |
| Year published | 2001-02-06 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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