The Complete Operas of Puccini: a critical guide
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While Puccini wrote only twelve operas during a long life--three of them one-acters designed to be performed together--he has to be ranked today as the world's most popular composer of opera. For the legions of Puccini lovers everywhere, this guide to his life and work can serve as an ideal reference source and opera companion.
Charles Osborne, well-known British musicologist, critic, and broadcaster, is the author of The Concert Companion, Richard Wagner and His World, The Complete Operas of Verdi, The Complete Operas of Mozart, and other works.
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