|
Adelphi University - SPRING 2011 | ||
Section 045 | ||
The Magic Of Opera (A Da Capo paperback) (Updated Edition) by John Merrill Knapp Paperback, 371 Pages, Published 1985 ISBN-10: 0-306-80251-1 / 0306802511 ISBN-13: 978-0-306-80251-5 / 9780306802515 Among the many introductions to opera, this is perhaps the best. J. Merrill Knapp, Professor Emeritus at Princeton University, divides his subject into two parts: In the first, he discusses the structure, production, theatrical conventions, and esthetics of opera; in the second, he features biograph |