A Book of Operas
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- Title
- A Book of Operas
- Author
- Henry Edward Krehbiel
- Place
- New York
- Year
- 1909
- Language
- English
- Type
- Opera guide / criticism
SCOPE & CONTENT
A substantial guide to operas in the active repertory, combining plot, historical context and critical discussion from an important American critic.
RESEARCH VALUE
Research value: A substantial guide to operas in the active repertory, combining plot, historical context and critical discussion from an important American critic. The work should be read in relation to later scholarship where its factual claims, terminology or aesthetic assumptions reflect the period in which it was written.
BIBLIOGRAPHIC CONTEXT
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RESEARCH VALUE AND LIMITS
Research value: A substantial guide to operas in the active repertory, combining plot, historical context and critical discussion from an important American critic. The work should be read in relation to later scholarship where its factual claims, terminology or aesthetic assumptions reflect the period in which it was written.
- Format
- File size
- 2.2 MB
- Subjects / people
- Books & Essays · Composers · Works & Analysis · Claude Debussy · Essays & Reception · Opera & Music Drama
- Catalogue completeness
- 5 / 10 core bibliographic fields