Ebook: The Good Opera Guide

Here is an excerpt of what The Good Opera Guide has to say about Cilea's Adriana Lecouvreur: "The one about the star of stage and screen whose rival sends her a bouquet of poison gas violets. She sniffs it: snuffs it." The Good Opera Guide is not only for regular operagoers but also for people who are new to the world of opera, or indeed people who want to bluff their way through a performance! It is written with humor and is entertaining as well as informative. Where else would you find a "dagger count" for La Gioconda, and have Hansel and Gretel categorized as a "Gingerbread Opera"? From A.;Title Page; Dedication; Contents; How to Use This Guide; The Operas; Adriana Lecouvreur: Cilea; Aida: Verdi; Andrea Chenier: Giordano; Angelica, Suor (Sister Angelica): Puccini; Ariadne on Naxos: Richard Strauss; Attila: Verdi; Un Ballo in Maschera (A Masked Ball): Verdi; The Barber of Seville: Rossini; Bluebeard's Castle: Bartok; Boccanegra, Simon: Verdi; Le Bohème: Puccini; Boris Godunov: Musorgsky; Butterfly, Madam: Puccini; Carlos, Don: Verdi; Carmen: Bizet; Cavalleria Rusticana (A matter of honour): Mascagni; La Cenerentola (Cinderella): Rossini; Cesare, Giulio: Handel.