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Operas in English A Dictionary
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Margaret Ross Griffel
ISBN: 0-313-25310-2
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-25310-2
1016 pages
Greenwood Press
Publication: 10/30/1999
List Price: $207.95 (UK Sterling Price: £143.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
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Description: Operas in English have a long, rich, and varied history encompassing everything from the English masques of the 17th century to today's crossover music dramas such as Harvey Milk and Rent. This book covers in detail more than 3,500 English-texted operas by composers including Purcell, Handel, Britten, Bernstein, and Musgrave. Most were born in English-speaking countries, but the list also includes such composers as Weill (his American stage works) and Henze (his operas with dual English-German texts). The work provides specific information not accessible in the usual sources, such as premiere details, plots, characters, and casts.

The work begins with an historical overview. Many entries include scores, librettos, bibliographies, and discographies. Cross-references four appendixes (composers, librettists, authors and sources, and a chronology), and three indexes (characters, performers, and general) make this an exceptionally useful reference tool.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
    Abbreviations
    A Brief History of English Opera
    Operas in English, A-Z
    Appendix 1: Composers
    Appendix 2: Librettists
    Appendix 3: Authors and Sources
    Appendix 4: Chronology
    Selected Bibliography
    Index of Characters
    Index of Performers
About the Author: MARGARET ROSS GRIFFEL is a production editor at Columbia University's Office of Publications, as well as an editorial consultant for several publishers. Dr. Griffel is the author of a companion volume, Operas in German (Greenwood, 1990), and has served as editor and compiler of the G. Schirmer orchestral and opera catalogs, consulting editor for the Schirmer History of Music, contributor to The New Oxford History of Music, and music production editor for Garland Publishing.
LCC Class: 782
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