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Caryl Emerson (a literary specialist) and Robert William Oldani (a music historian) take a comprehensive look at the most famous Russian opera, Modest Musorgsky's Boris Godunov. …
Wagner's Tristan und Isolde occupies a singular position in the history of Western culture. What Nietzsche called the 'sweet and terrible infinity' of its basic nexus of longing …
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg is Wagner’s only mature comedy, and one of the richest and most profound in the history of music. This book presents an informative and stimulating …
Norma is by common consent the finest of the ten operas composed during Vincenzo Bellini’s short career, representing his genius more comprehensively than is usually the case with …
Fidelio is Beethoven’s only complete opera and one of the most admired, and problematic, in the repertoire. This book explores the fascinating musical and dramatic elements within …