The Penguin Concise Guide to Opera

Apr 23, 2025 2:06 AM

Author:Amanda Holden,Amanda Holden

This concise edition of the critically-acclaimed New Penguin Opera Guide focusses on the composers and works most frequently performed today - ranging from Britten to Massenet, and from Mozart to Wagner. Composer biographies are accompanied by informed articles on individual operas, offering plot synopses, musical analysis and general commentary.

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a sophisticated and intelligent piece of Doctor Who performed by two of its best ever regulars and a sparkling guest cast

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Forthright, bawdy, and often hilarious, zany and zestful, his anecdotes should keep you entertained for hours.

—— Sunday Express

Niven's life was Wodehouse with tears.

—— John Mortimer

Cooke was the special relationship

—— Daily Mail

The range of Cooke's experiences was awesome but he always had the personal touch

—— Jeremy Vine

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