The Metropolitan opera guide to opera on video / edited by Paul Gruber.
| Other author | Gruber, Paul, editor. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First edition |
| Publication Info | New York : The Metropolitan Opera Guild : W.W. Norton, 1997. |
| Description | xvi, 483 pages ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Guide to opera on video |
| Abstract | In this guide, a distinguished corps of musicians, critics and discophiles, supported by the world-renowned Metropolitan Opera, New York, evaluate all the complete recordings of the most important and best loved operas in the repertoire. This information source gives the music lover authoritative advice on fine recordings. Employing the combined labours of some of the world's leading musicologists, "The Metropolitan Opera Guide to Recorded Opera" assesses every complete recording ever made of 150 operas from "The Abduction from the Seraglio" to "Die Zauberflote" - by 72 composers - from Richard Wagner to Scott Joplin. The operas are arranged alphabetically by composer, and chronologically under each composer heading. An introduction to each opera entry details important issues such as textual differences between performances and cuts. The comparative reviews provide comments on sound quality, fidelity to the composer's intentions, and other fundamental points, and each entry ends by recommending one definitive rendition. |
| General note | Includes indexes. |
| LCCN | 97005009 |
| ISBN | 0393045366 |