The Barefoot Book of Stories from the Opera - Hardcover

Husain, Shahrukh; Husain, Shackle Shahrukh

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1902283287 ISBN 13: 9781902283289

Publisher: Barefoot Books, 1999

Synopsis

A beautiful collection of seven accessible opera tales includes Britten's "The Little Sweep," Mozart's "The Magic Flute," Rimsky-Korsakov's "Christmas Eve," and others, demystifying the drama behind one of the world's most beloved art forms. 17,000 first printing.

About this title

Review

'A spectacular anthology of exciting, accessible and action-packed stories. Sparkling illustrations bring to life operas by seven great composers.' --The Guardian

'By far the most beautifully presented and lavishly illustrated book to land on my desk this year.' --Classical Music

'Seven operas including The Magic Flute and The Little Sweep are cleverly selected to appeal. Mayhew's illustrations capture the stylised elegance of stage sets.' --The Independent

About the Author

Shahrukh Husain is a folklorist and psychotherapist, specializing in film, women's studies and myth. She has written several books, including Women who Wear the Breeches (Anchor/Doubleday 1996), chosen for the Independent's Best Books of 1995 list, and Mecca (1993). She is the compiler of The Virago Book of Witches (1993). Shahrukh has also adapted and rewritten books for film production, including Lilah for Buena Vista Films (Disney) and Anita Desai's In Custody (Merchant Ivory Productions), which was nominated for a BAFTA award in 1994. Miranda Richardson has many film and television credits to her name, including The Hours; Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire; Sleepy Hollow; Empire of the Sun and The Phantom of the Opera. Miranda has won two Golden Globe awards for her roles in Enchanted April and Fatherland. She narrates The Princess and the White Bear King and The Barefoot Book of Stories from the Opera. James Mayhew studied illustration at Maidstone College of Art, graduating in 1987 with first class honours. He has illustrated a variety of picture books for younger children, as well as many of the great classic tales and, in 1994, he received The New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book of the Year Award for The Boy and the Cloth of Dreams. James is a passionate opera fan and has illustrated a number of programmes for the Kirov Opera, St Petersburg, as well as designed a series of T-shirts for the Metropolitan Opera Guild in New York.

Edition details

• Publisher: Barefoot Books
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1902283287
• ISBN 13: 9781902283289
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Mayhew James
• Number of pages: 80