Review:
For anyone with a keen interest in opera, whatever their level of knowledge, this series remains a benchmark of quality and clarity. The content is serious, reliable and trustworthy, handsomely put together, full of variety and scholarship but always making the practical experience of going to the opera a priority. I return to these volumes again and again and find the updated and new issues absolutely invaluable. --Fiona Maddocks
These guides, so beautiful to have and to behold, mark a huge advance on their predecessors. I find them essential supplements, not only to ENO and Royal Opera programmes, but to recordings issued on CD which often come without scholarly documentation and a libretto. The performance histories ... are especially valuable, and not easily accessible elsewhere. --Hugh Canning
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From the Back Cover:
In this book you will find: The complete opera on two CDs featuring Renata Scotto, Pl??cido Domingo, Renato Brunson, and James Levine conducting the Philharmonia Orchestra. The full libretto in its original language and in the English translation annotated with running commentary on the accompanying music. An exciting history of the opera and the composer, a synopsis of the story of the opera broken down by act and scene, and biographical information on the performers. Dozens of photographs and drawings depicting performances, singers, stage sets, and more. Listen. Enjoy. Learn!
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