Promotional Information

This is the original 1997 edition acquired by OUP in 2003, and reprinted in its original form.

Reviews

"A monument of enlightened scholarship."--Sunday Telegraph
"Written by an army of experts."--The Times
"Make no mistake: This will be the definitive reference work in opera for many, many years to come."--The Chicago Tribune
"All inquiries into Opera begin there from now on."--The San Francisco Examiner Chronicle
"...this work will significantly affect not only the way opera is enjoyed in the future, but the way it is made."--The Washington Post
"A monument of enlightened scholarship."--Sunday Telegraph
"Written by an army of experts."--The Times
"Make no mistake: This will be the definitive reference work in opera for many, many years to come."--The Chicago Tribune
"All inquiries into Opera begin there from now on."--The San Francisco Examiner Chronicle
"...this work will significantly affect not only the way opera is enjoyed in the future, but the way it is made."--The Washington Post

"A monument of enlightened scholarship."--Sunday Telegraph "Written by an army of experts."--The Times "Make no mistake: This will be the definitive reference work in opera for many, many years to come."--The Chicago Tribune "All inquiries into Opera begin there from now on."--The San Francisco Examiner Chronicle "...this work will significantly affect not only the way opera is enjoyed in the future, but the way it is made."--The Washington Post "A monument of enlightened scholarship."--Sunday Telegraph "Written by an army of experts."--The Times "Make no mistake: This will be the definitive reference work in opera for many, many years to come."--The Chicago Tribune "All inquiries into Opera begin there from now on."--The San Francisco Examiner Chronicle "...this work will significantly affect not only the way opera is enjoyed in the future, but the way it is made."--The Washington Post