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Operas in English A Dictionary
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Book Code: GOP/
ISBN: 0-313-25310-2
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-25310-2
1016 pages, photograph
Greenwood Press
Publication: 10/30/1999
List Price: $207.95 (UK Sterling Price: £120.00)
Availability: Out of stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects: Reviews:
  • Griffel's fascinating dictionary's 3,500 entries give details of the composers, librettos, date of first performance, plot, reviews, writings about opera, location of manuscript scores and librettos, score and libretto publication, discography, and videos....this indispensable work should have a lengthy shelf life. Highly recommended.
    —Choice
  • This scholarly and interesting volume is now the standard reference work in its field.
    —American Reference Books Annual
  • An exceptionally useful reference tool, it defines pieces of some of the greatest operas made.
    —Today's Librarian
  • [G]riffel's directory to approximately thirty-five hundred works is a real eye-opener....Any one of these indexes or appendixes would make this work a significant resource for music libraries, and the one/two item bibliographies (primarily contemporary reviews) with each entry raise Griffel far above numerous other opera guidebooks....For range and depth, however, no single work available approaches Griffel....Highly recommended for all music collections...
    —Reference & User Services Quarterly
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
LC Card Number: 97-11063
LCC Class: ML102
Dewey Class: 782
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