NPR The Curious Listener's Guide to Opera

• Author(s): William Berger,
• Publisher: Penguin
• Pages: 240
• ISBN_10: 1101221178
  ISBN_13: 9781101221174
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Music / Genres & Styles / Opera , Music / History & Criticism , Music / Reference ,

Description:... Major composers including Mozart, Wagner, Verdi, Puccini, and Strauss * Legendary singers from the great divas to the Three Tenors * What to look for and listen to at the opera * The history of opera and why it endures * Stylistic variations and basic theoretical underpinnings * Appreciating the art form * Biographies of the opera's greatest artists * A survey of classic operas