The Dictionary of the Opera

by Charles Osborne

Book Overview

The international opera authority Charles Osborne is renowned throughout the world for his writing, broadcasting and lecturing on opera. With nearly 300 composers and 800 singers, as well as... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0671492187
• Release Date: January 1983
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books
• Length: 382 Pages
• Weight: 2.04 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Best short guide to the opera

This small, inexpensive reference work, revised and updated by Professor Jack Kamerman, is enlivened by Osborne's wit and a wonderful trove of photographs. For the specialist and non-specialist, this is the first place to turn.