A History of Opera: The Last 400 Years by Carolyn Abbate, Roger Parker

A History of Opera: The Last 400 Years

Carolyn Abbate, Roger Parker

624 pages first pub 2012 (editions)

nonfiction art history music informative slow-paced
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A History of Opera: The Last 400 Years by Carolyn Abbate, Roger Parker is a perfect fit for the curious and passionate music lover, art enthusiast, and history buff who is eager to explore the rich and complex world of opera, where words, music, and societal context come together in a timeless and transformative art form.

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Abbate and Parker's A History of Opera is the first full new history of opera in sixty years - now in paperback in an updated second edition'The best single volume ever written on the subject' The Times Literary SupplementWhy has opera transfixed ...

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