A series of hardback books each with two EMI compact discs. An extraordinary marriage of music and words in a popularly priced package: each of these books provides the history of a famous opera and its composer, plus the complete libretto in its original language and an English translation with annotated commentary. Inside the front and back cover of each book are 2 EMI music CDs containing a top performance of the opera. This is a complete multi-media guide to understanding and appreciating opera. It features the complete opera on two CDsm, and the complete libretto with annotations, and a critical historical commentary full colour photos of performances. 6 titles have been repacked with newly formatted and redesigned books.
- ISBN10 1579125069
- ISBN13 9781579125066
- Publish Date 1 November 2005
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Out of Print 30 November 2013
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers Inc
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 144
- Language English