Books in the Overture Opera Guides in Association with the English National Opera (ENO) series

This guide contains articles that describe the genesis of the opera and the circumstances surrounding its first performances, a musical commentary, a detailed description of its performance history. It also includes sixteen pages of illustrations, a musical thematic guide, the full libretto with English translation, a discography and bibliography.

This guide contains articles about the historical background to the opera, as well as musical and dramatic commentaries. Further articles deal with the changes in musical performance brought about in recent times by the period practice movement and with the particular uses Mozart makes of recitatives.

Part of the Overture Opera Guides series in association with English National Opera, this new edition of Carmen contains new illustrations, many revised and newly commissioned articles, updated reference sections and a literal translation of the libretto that will enable the reader to get closer to the intentions and meaning of the original.

Part of the Overture Opera Guides series in association with English National Opera, this new edition of Eugene Onegin contains new illustrations, many revised and newly commissioned articles, updated reference sections and a literal translation of the libretto that will enable the reader to get closer to the intentions and meaning of the original.

Mozart wrote Idomeneo when he was twenty-four years old. It is one of most astonishing achievements of an altogether astonishing career. This guide explains the special nature of the music in an analysis of its themes and development, and places the opera in its context as an expression of the Enlightenment.

This edition contains over twenty illustrations, a thematic guide and the texts of the libretti in the original with literal translations. There is also a bibliography, discography and DVD guide, together with a list of websites that will allow the reader to explore the opera further.

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