Presents a comprehensive guide to some of the most popular operas from the classic period to the present; and explores the careers of the great composers as wel

Provides biographical sketches for nearly 850 composers along with articles on approximately 2,000 works.

"Spanning four centuries of operatic history and drawing on the expertise of more than fifty international contributors, The Penguin Opera Guide is an essential

Fully revised and updated, this single-volume opera encyclopedia brings to life nearly 2,000 operatic works by some 850 composers. 129 illustrations.

This new edition of leading opera critic Rupert Christiansen's perennially popular Pocket Guide has between extensively revised, and incorporates many more oper