Item Detail
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Dahlhaus, Carl
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Döhring, Sieghart
Universität Bayreuth, Forschungsinstitut für Musiktheater -
Pipers Enzyklopädie des Musiktheaters : Oper, Operette, Musical, Ballet
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Book
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6 vols.
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München
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1986
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Piper
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6 v. : ill. ; 26 cm.
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German
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3492024114 (Bd. 1)
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Opera--Dictionaries.
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Musical Theater; Operas; Operettas; Musicals; Ballets; Germany
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ML 102 .O6 P5 1986
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Pipers Enzyklopädie des Musiktheaters: Oper, Operette, Musical, Ballet. Edited by von Carl Dahlhaus and the Forschungsinstitut für Musiktheater der Universität Bayreuth under the direction of von Sieghart Döhring. München: Piper GmbH and Company, 1986.
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Encyclopedia on opera, operetta, musical theater, and ballet. Useful for general information such as orchestration, characters, plot duration, etc.
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International, Attempts to discuss all characters, orchestrations, and librettos of opera, musical theater and ballet to the present.
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Standard encyclopedia format. Each entry includes composer and dates, subdivided by titles. For each work, the title, description, author of text, date of first performance, major characters, orchestral description, and duration are cited. The plot is discussed in depth, followed by a general commentary. The overall effect of the work is also considered. Final volume is an integrated, comprehensive index by title, composer, librettist, and author.
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Extensive coverage (six volumes). Photographs both colored and black and white of original sketches, representative characters, etc. Final volume is a comprehensive index.
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BYU Mus Ref
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1810