Item Detail
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Lubbock, Mark Hugh
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Ewen, David
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The complete book of light opera
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Book
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New York, N.Y.
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1962, i.e. 1963
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Appleton-Century-Crofts
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xviii, 953 p. : ill., port., facsims., music ; 26 cm.
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English
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Operas--Stories, plots, etc.
Musicals--Stories, plots, etc. -
MT 95 .L85 1963
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Lubbock, Mark Hugh and David Ewen. The complete book of light opera. New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1962.
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Intended to serve as a companion volume to Kobbe's Complete Opera Book. Identifies and summarizes light operas from approximately 1850-1950.
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Covers light operas first produced in the major European and American artistic cities. Seeks to cover the lightest of the light opera genre, the operettas closest to musical theater. Coverage from the mid 19th century to the mid 20th century.
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Organized by city. Each section contains a brief explanation the history of light opera in that city. Operas are then listed chronologically within each section. Each citation contains initial production information, list of characters, and a fairly detailed act-by-act plot summary.
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Detailed descriptions of the plot and stage set-up.
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Subjective criteria for citation inclusion.
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BYU Mus Ref
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1849