The Collector's Guide to Books on Opera and Related Musical Topics PART II

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A continuation of my listing of useful books about Opera -- opera composers, opera singers, opera librettos, guides to opera and reference books. All of the titles are also linked to the Amazon Books web site, where you can read more about the books and even buy them. In the interest of full disclosure, you should know that I am an Amazon Books Associate. REFERENCE/GENERAL INTEREST | PLOT SYNOPSES/LIBRETTI | COMPOSERS | MOZART PUCCINI | VERDI | WAGNER | SINGERS PERFORMANCE -- REVIEWS | BOOKS ABOUT RECORDS/VIDEOS | CAMBRIDGE OPERA HANDBOOKS ENGLISH OPERA HANDBOOKS | THE OPERA GUIDES JUST FOR FUN BACK TO PART I   PERFORMANCE -- REVIEWS Thirty Years' Musical Recollections, by Henry F. Chorley Saturday Afternoons at the Old Met/Sign-Off for the Old Met (Two Volume Set), by Paul Jackson OR BUY EACH VOLUME SEPARATELY: Saturday Afternoons at the Old Met : The Metropolitan Opera Broadcasts 1931-1950, by Paul J. Jackson Sign-Off for the Old Met : The Metropolitan Opera Broadcasts 1950-1966, by Paul J. Jackson to the top BOOKS ABOUT RECORDS/VIDEOS A Guide to Opera Recordings, by Ethan Mordden -- THIS TITLE IS CURRENTLY NOT AVAILABLE. The publisher is out of stock. If you would like to purchase this title, we recommend that you occasionally recheck the Amazon site to see if it's been reprinted. Herman Klein and the Gramophone : Being a Series of Essays on the Bel Canto (1923 the Gramophone and the Singer), by Herman Klein, William R. Moran -- A wonderful treasure trove of essays that Herman Klein wrote for the Gramaphone Magazine in the 1920's; also including his book on Bel Canto technique. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED An Interpretive Guide to Operatic Arias : A Handbook for Singers, Coaches, Teachers and Students, by Martial Singher Legendary Voices, by Nigel Douglas -- Get the Companion CD. The Metropolitan Opera Guide to Opera on Video, by Paul Gruber (Preface), Metropolitan Opera(New York, N.Y.) The Metropolitan Opera Guide to Recorded Opera, by Paul Gruber (Editor) Opera on CD : The Essential Guide to the Best CD Recordings of 100 Operas, by Alan Blyth Opera on Video : The Essential Guide, by Alan Blyth to the top CAMBRIDGE OPERA HANDBOOKS Vincenzo Bellini : Norma, by David R. B. Kimbell -- Not Yet Available: You may still order this title. Amazon will ship it to you when it is released by the publisher. Claude Debussy : Pelleas et Melisande, by Roger Nichols, Richard Langham Smith W.A. Mozart, Cosi Fan Tutte, by Bruce Alan Brown W.A. Mozart : Die Zauberfloete, by Peter Branscombe W.A. Mozart : Idomeneo, by Julian Rushton W.A. Mozart : Le Nozze Di Figaro, by Tim Carter Giuseppe Verdi : Otello, by James Hepokoski Ludwig Van Beethoven : Fidelio, by Paul Robinson Verdi : Requiem, by David Rosen Richard Wagner : Die Meistersinger Von Nuernberg, by John Warrack to the top ENGLISH NATIONAL OPERA GUIDES Cosi Fan Tutte : Mozart (English National Opera Guide, No. 23), by John Nicholas (Editor) Don Giovanni (SPECIAL ORDER), by Nicholas John Fidelio, by Forbes Deane Jenufa and Katya Kabanova (Opera Guide, No 33) (SPECIAL ORDER), by Leos Janecek, Nicholas John La Traviata (SPECIAL ORDER), by Nicholas John Marriage of Figaro/Le Nozze Di Figaro, by Nicholas John (Editor) Otello (English National Opera Guide 7), by Nicholas John The Valkyrie/Die Walkuere (English National Opera Series, No 23), by Richard Wagner to the top THE OPERA GUIDES Aida, by Guiseppe Verdi Arabella (Opera Guide, 30), by Richard Straus The Barber of Seville and Moses (Opera Guide, No 36), by Giacomo Rossini Don Carlos/Don Carlo (Opera Guide, No. 46), by Giuseppe Verdi Eugene Onegin (Opera Guide, No 38), by Pyotr Tchaikovsky The Force of Destiny/La Forza Del Destino (SPECIAL ORDER), by Giuseppe Verdi Macbeth (Opera Guide, No 41), by Giuseppe Verdi Madam Butterfly/Madama Butterfly (Opera Guide, No. 26), by Giacomo Puccini Manon (Opera Guide, No. 25), by Jules Massenet A Masked Ball/Un Ballo in Maschera (Opera Guide, No. 40), by Giuseppe Verdi The Operas of Monteverdi (Opera Guide, No. 45), by Claudio Monteverdi Pelleas and Melisande, by Claude Debussy Parsifal (Opera Guide, No.34), by Richard Wagner Tannhaeuser (Opera Guide, No. 39), by Richard Wagner Wozzeck (Opera Guide, No. 42), by Alban Berg to the top JUST FOR FUN Opera Anecdotes, by Ethan Mordden The Opera Quiz Book : Everthing You Always Wanted to Know About the Greatest Art Form Ever Invented by Humankind, by Michael Walsh, Henry Grossman (Photographer) -- Not Yet Available: You may still order this title. Amazon will ship it to you when it is released by the publisher. The Ultimate Opera Quiz Book : The Passionate Operagoer's Companion, by Kenn Harris What's Your Opera I.Q.? : Over 100 Quizzes for Opera Lovers, by Iris Bass to the top   TOP OF THIS PAGE | TOP OF PART I REFERENCE/GENERAL INTEREST | PLOT SYNOPSES/LIBRETTI COMPOSERS | MOZART | PUCCINI | VERDI | WAGNER SINGERS | PERFORMANCE -- REVIEWS | BOOKS ABOUT RECORDS/VIDEOS | CAMBRIDGE OPERA HANDBOOKS ENGLISH OPERA HANDBOOKS | THE OPERA GUIDES JUST FOR FUN Send comments, questions, and suggestions to: geo.riggs @verizon.net copyright © 1998 by Geoffrey Riggs. All rights reserved. This page last revised 8/13/99.