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A Night at the Opera: An Irreverent Guide to The Plots, The Singers, The Composers, The Recordings (Modern Library (Paperback)) (Updated Edition) by Sir Denis Forman Paperback, 976 Pages, Published 1998 ISBN-10: 0-375-75176-9 / 0375751769 ISBN-13: 978-0-375-75176-9 / 9780375751769 As a nuts-and-bolts operagoer's guide, Denis Forman's book is richly incisive. It's equally satisfying as a tart, effervescent take on the solemn world of opera. The author--a British television executive and former deputy chairman of the Royal Opera House--covers most of the likely offerings of y |