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The Birth of an Opera: Fifteen Masterpieces from Poppea to Wozzeck Hardcover - 2013
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An illuminating entry into how operas are written and the personalities, incidents, and musical circumstances that have shaped their creation.
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- Title The Birth of an Opera: Fifteen Masterpieces from Poppea to Wozzeck
- Author Michael Rose
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition 1st
- Pages 464
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher W. W. Norton & Company, NY
- Date 2013-03
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780393060430 / 0393060438
- Weight 1.67 lbs (0.76 kg)
- Dimensions 9.41 x 6.47 x 1.4 in (23.90 x 16.43 x 3.56 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Operas - Analysis, appreciation
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2012039470
- Dewey Decimal Code 782.109
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- Booklist, 02/15/2013, Page 15
- Kirkus Reviews, 12/15/2012, Page 0
- Library Journal, 02/15/2013, Page 106
- Publishers Weekly, 11/26/2012, Page 0
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