Opera For Dummies ®

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Opera For Dummies ®

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Opera For Dummies ®

This friendly guide brings opera down to earth, demystifying opera speak, walking you through opera's greatest hits, and explaining what all the fuss is really about - unforgettable tunes, racy plots, eye-popping spectacles, and performers singing their hearts out.

With Opera For Dummies ® discover:

- Opera lingo explained in plain English

- Opera's top sopranos and tenors

- The story of opera over the centuries

- Fascinating summaries of famous operas

- Tips on attending an opera

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Table of contents

Foreword.
Introduction.
PART I: Larger Than Life.
Chapter 1: Curtain Up!
Chapter 2: The Libretto's the Thing.
Chapter 3: The Score's the Other Thing.
Chapter 4: Opera Singers and Their Equipment.
PART II: The Story of Opera.
Chapter 5: A Little Greece, a Little Italy.
Chapter 6: The French Connection.
Chapter 7: English Channels.
Chapter 8: Opera with a German Accent.
Chapter 9: The Russian Evolution — and the American Way.
PART III: A Night at the Opera.
Chapter 10: How to Go to an Opera.
Chapter 11: A Spin through Your Free CD.

Intermission: Backstage Tour.
PART IV: A Guide to the World's Most Beloved Operas.
Chapter 12: The 50 Big Kahunas.
Chapter 13: The Best of the Rest.
PART V: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 14: The Ten Most Common Misconceptions about Opera.
Chapter 15: The Ten Best Opera Terms for Cocktail Parties.
Chapter 16: Ten Great Opera Jokes.
Chapter 17: Ten Ways to Keep Discovering Opera Forever.
PART VI: Appendixes.
Appendix A: Getting Started.
Appendix B: Opera Timeline.
Appendix C: Glossary.
Index.

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Author: David Pogue and Scott Speck
Media Type: Paperback with CD
Pages: 384
ISBN-13: 9780764550102
Language: English

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