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The Birth of an Opera: Fifteen Masterpieces from Poppea to Wozzeck
By Rose, Michael
- ISBN
- 9780393060430
- Publisher
- Norton
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Reviewed on February 15, 2013 | Arts and Humanities
Rose (Berlioz Remembered) draws from a series of BBC radio programs he co-created with Hanns Hammelmann, which aired from 1955 to 1971 and focused on the genesis of 15 operas from the 17th to the 20th centuries. He excerpts contemporary sources such as letters from composers to librettists, as well as the views of conductors, opera house managers, critics, and other luminaries, while filling in the ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
