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The History of Opera
- Author
- Richard Fawkes
- Narrator
- Robert Powell
- Publisher
- Naxos AudioBooks
- Publish Date
- 1 July 2005
- Run Time
- 5 hours 17 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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- Author
- Richard Fawkes
- Narrator
- Robert Powell
- Duration
- 5 hours 17 minutes
- Release Date
- 1 July 2005
- ISBN
- 9789629547127
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Naxos AudioBooks
- Genre
- History of music, Music reviews and criticism
Synopsis
Since its origins in the sixteenth century, opera has been an extravagant, costly affair, arousing great passions. It has also produced some of the most sublime works of art, from Monteverdi to Wagner. Following the widely acclaimed History of Classical Music, Richard Fawkes traces the history of opera up to the present day on the first three CDs, and devotes the fourth to the history of operetta. Featuring more than seventy-five musical examples.
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