Book of Donmon Teith

"The fourth edition incorporates new scholarship that traces the most important developments in the evolution of musical drama. After surveying anticipations of

When first published in 1947, A Short History of Opera immediately achieved international status as a classic in the field. Now, more than five decades later, t

“The best single volume ever written on the subject, such is its range, authority, and readability.”—Times Literary Supplement Why has opera transfixed an

An illustrated retelling of the plots of fifteen well-known operas.

Provides synopses of forty-seven operas, a history of the opera, and a glossary of operatic terms.