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This dictionary is part of the Oxford Reference Collection: using sustainable print-on-demand technology to make the acclaimed backlist of the Oxford Reference programme perennially available in hardback format. A unique and authoritative A-Z reference work that will answer all your questions on who's who in opera. Contains over 2,500 lively entries on operatic characters, with information on the creator of the role and notable performances. From Aeneas to Zaida, A Book of Opera Characters provides extensive coverage of all the characters in operas from around the world and gives synopses for over 200 operas and operettas. It includes feature articles written by well-known personalities from the world of opera, such as Placido Domingo and Dame Janet Baker, plus articles contributed by Christine Brewer and Joyce DiDonato. Recommended opera-related web links are listed for relevant and up-to-date extra information. This book is an invaluable source of reference for professionals and amateurs alike, a
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Joyce Bourne
Joyce Bourne practised for almost 30 years as an anaesthetist and general practitioner until her retirement in 1990. She has a lifelong interest in and love of music and co-authored with her husband the Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music.
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Joyce Bourne
Joyce Bourne practised for almost 30 years as an anaesthetist and general practitioner until her retirement in 1990. She has a lifelong interest in and love of music and co-authored with her husband the Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music.
Review from previous edition: "a generally scrupulous and scholarly book"
--Opera
"Joyce Bourne has rightly identified a gap in the operaphile's library"
--BBC Music Magazine
"a reference book for operaphiles...the answer to a prayer for those who attend operas without doing their homework properly"
--Sir George Christie
--Opera
"Joyce Bourne has rightly identified a gap in the operaphile's library"
--BBC Music Magazine
"a reference book for operaphiles...the answer to a prayer for those who attend operas without doing their homework properly"
--Sir George Christie
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- PublisherOxford University Press
- Publication date2017
- ISBN 10 019880489X
- ISBN 13 9780198804895
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