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Fisher presents opera history as a sequence of major transformations in style, theatrical convention and cultural function. The book is designed for the informed general reader and moves across the principal periods and schools of the repertory, using representative composers and works to mark changes from early opera…

Yehudi Menuhin: A Life is a substantial biographical source on Yehudi Menuhin. Full biography by broadcaster and producer Humphrey Burton, covering Menuhin’s career as violinist, conductor, teacher and institution-builder and balancing the public image with family, professional and artistic evidence. The dossier treats the book not merely as…

Leonard Bernstein: A Biography is a substantial biographical source on Leonard Bernstein. Comprehensive biography by a long-time colleague and television producer, integrating Bernstein’s conducting, composition, Broadway work, education, recordings, politics and private life with extensive first-hand access. The dossier treats the book not merely as a life narrative…