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Alda, Frances Men Women and Tenors AMS Press 1971 Hard Cover. light shelf wear. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Book #or653541. ISBN #0404003060 / 9780404003067. (filed under: Music / Opera ) *
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ANDERSON; Keiler, Allan Marian Anderson: A Singer's Journey Scribner 2000 Hard Cover. First Edition. Book: Clean text. B&W photos.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or566477. ISBN #0684807114 / 9780684807119. (keywords: MUSICIAN SINGER ENTERTAINER ENTERTAINMENT PERFORMER PERFORMING ARTS MUSICAL BIOGRAPHY BLACK AMERICAN OPERA AFRICAN-AMERICAN) (filed under: Music / Opera ) *
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Avenel Books The Opera Libretto Library: The Authentic Texts of the German, French, and Italian Operas With Music of the Principal Airs Avenel Books 1984 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1042851. ISBN #0517318830 / 9780517318836. (filed under: Music / Opera ) *
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Avenel Books The Opera Libretto Library: The Authentic Texts of the German, French, and Italian Operas With Music of the Principal Airs Avenel Books 1984 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1042851. ISBN #0517318830 / 9780517318836. (filed under: Music / Opera ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary All libretti are given in parallel columns containing the original language and English translation. Contents: Vol 1 Wagner : Flying Dutchman, Tannhauser, Lohengrin, the Ring, Tristan, Meistersinger, Parsifal. Vol 2 French and German : Carmen, Faust, Romeo and Juliet, Manon, Tales of Hoffmann, Samson and Delilah, Lakme, Mignon, Fidelio, Magic Flute, Bartered Bride, Hansel and Gretel. Vol 3 Italian : rigoletto, Trovatore, Traviata, Forza del Destino, Aida, Lucia di Lammermoor, Gioconda, Cavalieria Rusticana, Pagliacci, Don Giovanni, Barber of Seville.
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CABALLE(Subject); Pullen, Robert; Taylor, Stephen Montserrat Caballe: Casta Diva Northeastern 1995 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Some highlighting. Yellowing from age. JACKET COND: Used; Good. Slight tears to jacket. Book #or788742. ISBN #1555532284 / 9781555532284. (filed under: Music / Opera ) *
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CABALLE(Subject); Pullen, Robert; Taylor, Stephen Montserrat Caballe: Casta Diva Northeastern 1995 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Some highlighting. Yellowing from age. JACKET COND: Used; Good. Slight tears to jacket. Book #or788742. ISBN #1555532284 / 9781555532284. (filed under: Music / Opera ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary This is the story of Montserrat Caballe's life and career from her childhood in war-torn Spain, through her years of training and struggle, to her current world-star status. The authors draw on a wealth of the diva's private documents, photographs, and personal reminiscences, and provide a shrewd and evenhanded analysis of her art, both on stage and in recordings.
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CALLAS(Subject); Galatopoulos, Stelios Maria Callas: Sacred Monster 1999 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1042291. ISBN #0684859858 / 9780684859859. (filed under: Music / Opera ) *
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CALLAS(Subject); Galatopoulos, Stelios Maria Callas: Sacred Monster 1999 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1042291. ISBN #0684859858 / 9780684859859. (filed under: Music / Opera ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary "I am not an angel and do not pretend to be. That is not one of my roles. But I am not the devil, either. I am a woman and a serious artist, and I would like so to be judged." -- Maria Callas This is the authoritative biography of one of the great icons of the century, Maria Callas, the most brilliant and controversial singer-actress of modern times. Written by a music scholar, opera critic, and, toward the end of Callas' life, a close friend, Sacred Monster is an account of the singer's triumphant and tumultuous public career and her private life. "There are two people in me, Maria and Callas....Their difference is only that Callas is a celebrity," she remarked. The celebrity Callas defined an age of opera. The private Callas is a source of lasting fascination. Sacred Monster is not only the definitive portrait of one of the greatest artists of the century, it corrects the many misguided books about Callas that have appeared since her death in 1977 at the age of fifty-three. Galatopoulos writes about Callas objectively -- recognizing her flaws, her temperament, and the signs of premature vocal deterioration. He re-creates the triumph of intelligence, hard work, musical talent, grit, and fierceness that enabled Callas to rise to superstardom. He recounts her sometimes stormy relationships with the conductors, managers, and fellow stars, and with her family, husband, and lover. Galatopoulos attended more than a hundred of Callas' performances and he describes not only the brilliance of her many triumphs, the disappointments of her setbacks, and the poignance of her premature decline, but also her legacy, which resides in her continuing influence and her extensive and valuable discography. Callas chose to share many of her most frank judgments about her professional problems with Galatopoulos. Perhaps most dramatically, in this book, which might almost be called "Callas Has the Last Word," Galatopoulos sets straight the soap opera portrait some have drawn of a shattered and reclusive woman abandoned by her lover, Aristotle Onassis. In fact, Callas and Onassis resumed their friendship shortly after his marriage to Jacqueline Kennedy. This portrait of Callas shows her in retirement every bit as forceful and engaged as she was on stage. Maria Callas: Sacred Monster is lavishly illustrated. One hundred pages of photographs show Callas' roles in a visual documentary of the period 1947 to 1965, a truly golden age of opera. Many of the images have never before been published. A complete survey of Callas' recordings and a list of her performances are also included.
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CALLAS(Subject); Levine, Robert Maria Callas: A Musical Biography Black Dog & Leventhal 2003 hardcover. CD included. Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1057781. ISBN #1579122833 / 9781579122836. (filed under: Music / Opera ) *
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CALLAS(Subject); Levine, Robert Maria Callas: A Musical Biography Black Dog & Leventhal 2003 hardcover. CD included. Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1057781. ISBN #1579122833 / 9781579122836. (filed under: Music / Opera ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary This unique, photo-filled musical biography includes two CDs with nearly three hours of landmark performances by the great diva, accompanied by expert commentary. Here is a true artistic biography, focusing on Maria Callas's musical development, her influence, her critical reception--and the specific qualities that have made her a legend for our time. The book features scores of photographs from throughout Callas's life and career, including many rare production photos. The CDs, featuring key recordings from throughout her career, are keyed to detailed discussions of the performances, making Callas's work accessible and enjoyable to beginners as well as die-hard opera afficionados. Selections include Bellini's "Casta Diva" Norma , Rossini's "Una voce poco fa" II barbiere di Siviglia , Puccini's "Vissi d'arte" Tosca , Gounod's "Ah Je veux vivre" Romeo et Juliette , Verdi's "Caro nome" Rigoletto , Massenet's "Adieu, notre petite table" Manon , Bizet's "Pres de remparts de Seville" Carmen , Spontini's "O Nume tutelar" La vestale and many more. A discography, a chronology, a complete performance history, and more make this the ultimate book for learning about and loving opera and one of its greatest stars.
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CALLAS(Subject); Stassinopoulos, Arianna Maria Callas: The Woman Behind The Legend Simon & Schuster 1981 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1009284. ISBN #0671255835 / 9780671255831. (filed under: Music / Opera ) *
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CALLAS(Subject); Stassinopoulos, Arianna Maria Callas: The Woman Behind The Legend Simon & Schuster 1981 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1009284. ISBN #0671255835 / 9780671255831. (filed under: Music / Opera ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary For millions of people, the great soprano Maria Callas 1923-1977 remains the focus of such unparalleled fascination that there is still no higher praise for singers than " the best since Callas." In this biography, Callas' career is brought brilliantly to life, from her transformation from a chubby, painfully shy girl into a magnificent, celebrated soprano, to her conflict with her larger-than-life image. Huffington makes this struggle, which was at the center of her life, also the center of the biography. Using a wealth of previously unpublished material and numerous first-hand interviews, Huffington documents Callas' interminable conflict with her mother, her deeply emotional relationship with her voice, the gradual unraveling of her first marriage, her passionate love affair with of Aristotle Onassis, her agony and humiliation at his leaving her, and her secret abortio
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Carner, Mosco Madam Butterfly: A Guide to the Opera Barrie & Jenkins 1979 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Wear from use. Weak binding. Book #or712456. ISBN #0382063139 / 9780382063138. (filed under: Music / Opera ) *
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CARRERAS, JOSE (Subject); Carreras, Jose Singing from the Soul: An Autobiography YCP Publications, Inc. 1991 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or713841. ISBN #1878756893 / 9781878756893. (filed under: Music / Opera ) *
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CARUSO (Subject); Robinson, Francis Caruso: His Life in Pictures Bramhall House 1957 Hard Cover. Clean pages and binding. Clean DJ with light shelf wear.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or494973. (filed under: Music / Opera ) *
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CARUSO(Subject); Caruso, Dorothy Enrico Caruso: His Life And Death hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. JACKET COND: Lacks Jacket. Book #or983968. (filed under: Music / Opera ) *
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Freeman, John W. The Metropolitan Opera Stories of the Great Operas, Volume 2 W. W. Norton & Company 1997 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1108828. ISBN #0393040518 / 9780393040517. (filed under: Music / Opera ) *
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Freeman, John W. The Metropolitan Opera Stories of the Great Operas, Volume 2 W. W. Norton & Company 1997 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1108828. ISBN #0393040518 / 9780393040517. (filed under: Music / Opera ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Explores a large area of repertory that lies beyond the basic, with considerable attention paid to American opera, but includes also the less familiar operas of Rossini, Verdi, Massenet, and Wagner. Freeman has organized his material in fastidious though not excessive detail and presents it in a down-to-earth, conversational manner. His highly informative essays on the composers are particularly valuable. George Jellinek The opera-goer's indispensable guide. About to see Rossini s William Tell , Verdi s I Lombardi , Gluck s Alceste , Philzner s Palestrina , Britten s A Midsummer Night s Dream? The stories of these operas and 120 others are told, clearly and concisely, in this companion volume to the highly successful Metropolitan Open Stories of the Great Operas . Opera News associate editor John W. Freeman untangles and summarizes the often complicated plots and provides, in addition, an informative biographical sketch of each composer, world and U.S. premiere dates, lists of characters, and other background information. The works included here are selected from the repertory of European and American opera companies. They span more than three and one-half centuries, from Monteverdi s Il Ritorno d Ulisse in Patria 1640 to Philip Glass s The Voyage 1992 , and are set in venues as diverse as the legendary Palace of Time Lully s Atys and twentieth-century Manhattan Anthony Davis s X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X . The operas are arranged alphabetically by composer and indexed by all the usual versions of the title e.g., Der Zigeunerbaron , The Gypsy Baron . Published jointly by the Metropolitan Opera Guild and W. W. Norton, the book is not only a most valuable resource but also, as Beverly Sills notes in her foreword, immense fun just to read.
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Freeman, John W. The Metropolitan Opera: Stories of the Great Operas W. W. Norton & Company 1984 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. JACKET COND: Used; Good. Book #or995873. ISBN #0393018881 / 9780393018882. (filed under: Music / Opera ) *
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Freeman, John W. The Metropolitan Opera: Stories of the Great Operas W. W. Norton & Company 1984 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. JACKET COND: Used; Good. Book #or995873. ISBN #0393018881 / 9780393018882. (filed under: Music / Opera ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Whether for quick, pre-performance reference or an evening of browsing through favorite stories, this volume is an invaluable addition to every opera-lover's library. Here at last is the definitive opera story collection, the only one now authorized by the Metropolitan Opera. Written by the associate editor of Opera News magazine, the volume includes the complete plots of 150 different operas, biographical information on all of the 72 composers represented, easy access to the stories through both a table of contents and an index, and a foreword by Peter Allen.
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Gage, Nicholas Greek Fire: The Story Of Maria Callas And Aristotle Onassis Alfred A. Knopf 2000 hardcover. First Edition. BOOK COND: Used; Good. JACKET COND: Used; Good. Book #or850619. ISBN #0375402446 / 9780375402449. (filed under: Music / Opera ) *
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Gage, Nicholas Greek Fire: The Story Of Maria Callas And Aristotle Onassis Alfred A. Knopf 2000 hardcover. First Edition. BOOK COND: Used; Good. JACKET COND: Used; Good. Book #or850619. ISBN #0375402446 / 9780375402449. (filed under: Music / Opera ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary The love affair of Maria Callas and Aristotle Onassis scandalized and fascinated the world from the moment it began in 1959 during a cruise on the fabled yacht Christina. In the decades since, dozens of books have been written about the incandescent diva who transformed opera and the Promethean tycoon who revolutionized international shipping, but none has focused on the tempestuous relationship between them, which is widely thought to have collapsed following Onassis' celebrated marriage to Jacqueline Kennedy in 1968. Now, Nicholas Gage, author of the acclaimed international best-seller Eleni and a former investigative reporter for the New York Times, gives us the first and only full account of this fateful romance, presenting startling new information he has uncovered. Gage was able to persuade the couple's associates, relatives, and close friends--some of whom had never spoken before--to share their most intimate recollections. He also gained access to some of Callas' most private papers, which provide an utterly new view of her personal life. His narrative shows us that the Callas and Onassis relationship, far from being a passing dalliance, was in fact the deepest and longest-lasting emotional commitment either of them ever knew. Gage meticulously reconstructs the events leading to the affair, from Callas and Onassis' first meeting at a masked ball in Venice in 1957 to the tycoon's pursuit of her throughout Europe, culminating in the 1959 cruise. It was during this three-week summer holiday, hosted by Onassis and his wife, Tina, that Aristotle and Maria's daily encounters ignited passions before the alarmed eyes of the crew and other illustrious guests, including Sir Winston and Lady Churchill. We follow the couple through the ensuing press hysteria and the rancor of their shattered marriages; the days of bliss and battles on the island hideaway of Skorpios; the agonizing deterioration of Callas' voice; and the strange covert courtship Onassis conducted prior to his marriage to the widow of the American president, a surprise that stunned the world once again and nearly destroyed Callas. Within days of his marriage to Jacqueline Kennedy, Onassis was back at Maria's door. Although they were never to marry, the relationship between the tycoon and the diva, Gage reveals, would continue and deepen, through tragedies and trials, until the end of their lives. Penetrating the mass of published misinformation concerning his subjects, Nicholas Gage gives us the most reliable account ever of these legendary figures, a brilliant dual biography of two icons of the golden age of glamour. Greek Fire is an operatic spectacle of desire and loss, certain to transform our understanding of some of the most compelling personalities ever to capture our imagination.
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Gammond, Peter Illustrated Encyclopedia of Opera; a Comprehensive Guide to Over 500 Operas Crown Publishers 1979 Hard Cover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Good. Book #or526447. ISBN #0517538407 / 9780517538401. (keywords: MUSIC) (filed under: Music / Opera ) *
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Goulding, Phil G. Ticket to the Opera: Discovering and Exploring 100 Famous Works, History, Lore, and Singers, With Recommended Recordings Fawcett Columbine 1996 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. JACKET COND: Used; Good. Book #or962955. ISBN #044990900X / 9780449909003. (filed under: Music / Opera ) *
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Goulding, Phil G. Ticket to the Opera: Discovering and Exploring 100 Famous Works, History, Lore, and Singers, With Recommended Recordings Fawcett Columbine 1996 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. JACKET COND: Used; Good. Book #or962955. ISBN #044990900X / 9780449909003. (filed under: Music / Opera ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Long cherished by music connoisseurs and high society, opera is in fact a wonderfully entertaining art form--a thrilling combination of magnificent music, high drama, gorgeous spectacle, and sheer theatrical magic. In Ticket to the Opera, Phil G. Goulding, the author of Classical Music: The 50 Greatest Composers and Their 1000 Greatest Works, finally makes the magic and mystique of opera accessible to all. Ticket to the Opera offers a complete operatic education, including history, definitions of key musical terms, opera lore and gossip, portraits of famous singers and the roles they immortalized, as well as pithy introductions to the greatest operas of Europe and America and their composers. The book's centerpiece is what Phil Goulding terms "the collection"--85 classics, among them Aida, The Marriage of Figaro, Carmen, and Madama Butterfly, that have been packing the world's opera houses for years. This meticulously researched book also includes a fascinating chapter on American opera from George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess to Philip Glass's Einstein on the Beach and a discussion of the gems of twentieth century opera featuring works like Leos Jan cek's The Cunning Little Vixen, Alban Berg's Lulu, and Serge Prokofiev's The Love for Three Oranges. Witty and opinionated, Ticket to the Opera is an inspiring guide to the most sublime musical entertainment on earth. Whether you're a curious neophyte, a music lover interested in branching out, or an aficionado eager to compare notes with a brilliant fellow opera buff, you'll prize Ticket to the Opera as an essential volume in your music library.
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Huckel, Oliver Tannhauser hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Book #or1000031. (filed under: Music / Opera ) *
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Kitcher, Philip; Schacht, Richard Finding an Ending: Reflections on Wagner's Ring Oxford University Press 2004 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1096386. ISBN #0195173597 / 9780195173598. (filed under: Music / Opera ) *
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Kitcher, Philip; Schacht, Richard Finding an Ending: Reflections on Wagner's Ring Oxford University Press 2004 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1096386. ISBN #0195173597 / 9780195173598. (filed under: Music / Opera ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Few musical works loom as large in Western culture as Richard Wagner's four-part Ring of the Nibelung . In Finding an Ending , two eminent philosophers, Philip Kitcher and Richard Schacht, offer an illuminating look at this greatest of Wagner's achievements, focusing on its far-reaching and subtle exploration of problems of meanings and endings in this life and world. Kitcher and Schacht plunge the reader into the heart of Wagner's Ring , drawing out the philosophical and human significance of the text and the music. They show how different forms of love, freedom, heroism, authority, and judgment are explored and tested as it unfolds. As they journey across its sweeping musical-dramatic landscape, Kitcher and Schacht lead us to the central concern of the Ring--the problem of endowing life with genuine significance that can be enhanced rather than negated by its ending, if the right sort of ending can be found. The drama originates in Wotan's quest for a transformation of the primordial state of things into a world in which life can be lived more meaningfully. The authors trace the evolution of Wotan's efforts, the intricate problems he confronts, and his failures and defeats. But while the problem Wotan poses for himself proves to be insoluble as he conceives of it, they suggest that his very efforts and failures set the stage for the transformation of his problem, and for the only sort of resolution of it that may be humanly possible--to which it is not Siegfried but rather Br nnhilde who shows the way. The Ring' s ending, with its passing of the gods above and destruction of the world below, might seem to be devastating; but Kitcher and Schacht see a kind of meaning in and through the ending revealed to us that is profoundly affirmative, and that has perhaps never been so powerfully and so beautifully expressed.
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Leoncavallo, Ruggiero G. Schirmer's Collection of Opera Librettos: Pagliacci G. Schirmer 1963 Staple. English version by Joseph Machlis. Light shelfwear.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or447403. (keywords: Ed. 2546) (filed under: Music / Opera ) *
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