Faber Pocket Guide to Opera
โ Scribed by Rupert Christiansen
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 416
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
A handy, readable and easy-to-use opera guide by leading opera critic Rupert Christiansen, containing entries for over a hundred works, both familiar and unfamiliar.
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