The Penguin Concise Guide to Opera
Publishing Details
The Penguin Concise Guide to Opera
By (Author) Amanda Holden
Edited by Amanda Holden
Penguin Books Ltd
Penguin Books Ltd
29th August 2005
30th June 2005
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Reference works
782.1
Physical Properties
608
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 26mm
415g
Description
A new, concise edition of the much-acclaimed New Penguin Opera Guide. This concise edition of the critically-acclaimed New Penguin Opera Guide focusses on the composers and works most frequently performed today - ranging from Britten to Massenet, and from Mozart to Wagner. Composer biographies are accompanied by informed articles on individual operas, offering plot synopses, musical analysis and general commentary.
Reviews
Praise for The New Penguin Opera Guide: 'For range, breadth, enthusiasm and common sense, Amanda Holden's labour of love is already irreplaceable' Dennis Marks, Observer
Author Bio
Amanda Holden has written some 50 translations and texts for the opera stage, theatre, and concert hall, including the libretto for Mark Anthony Turnage's opera 'The Silver Tassie', for which she received an Olivier Award. For The New Penguin Opera Guide she assembled a team of 100 experts. She lives in London.
