Item Detail
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Lessing, Gotthold Ephraim
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Handbuch des Opern-Repertoires
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Book
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New ed.
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London; New York, N.Y.
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1952
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Boosey & Hawkes
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xv, 393 p. ; 24 cm.
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German
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Die besetzungsmöglichkeiten der wichtigsten repertoireopern: folded table inserted
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Opera--Dictonaries--German.
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Operas; Opera Works; Germany
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ML 102 .O6 L4 1952
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Lessing, Gotthold Ephraim. Handbuch des Opern-Repertoires. New York: Boosey & Hawkes, 1982.
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Useful guide to the scale and forces necessary in various operas. Marketed toward theatre managers, dramatists, and conductors.
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Source covering operas in the standard repertoire. Operas deemed of historical importance by the editor are also included. Includes information on the performing force of each.
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Alphabetical by composer's last name. After the composer's name, birth and death dates, come chronological entries for important works by that composer. Each opera entry includes the Title, Number of acts and scenes, Librettist and Text source, Characters and their voice parts, Presence and make up of the chorus. It also includes a list of settings by act with an approximate time for each, orchestration, premiere dates and publication information.
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An appendix that gives alternative voicing for certain roles is promised in the preface but is not in the book.
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BYU Mus Ref
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3704