Book description
A handy, readable and easy-to-use opera guide by leading opera
critic Rupert Christiansen, containing entries for over a hundred
works, both familiar and unfamiliar. Features include: - snapshot plot
summaries - background information on each opera - straightforward
pointers to help your appreciation of the music and production -
recommended recordings (CD, video and DVD) - a brief overview of the
history of opera 'Highly recommended.' Sunday Telegraph
Rupert Christiansen was born in London and educated at King's
College, Cambridge. After further study as a Fulbright scholar at
Columbia University, he has written several books including Prima Donna,
Romantic Affinities, Paris Babylon, The Visitors and Arthur Hugh Clough.
In 1997, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. He
is currently opera critic of the Daily Telegraph and a member of the
editorial board of Opera magazine. He has contributed to many newspapers
and magazines, including The Spectator, Times Literary Supplement,
Harpers & Queen, Los Angeles Times, Vanity Fair and the New Yorker.
Rupert Christiansen was born in London and educated at King's College,
Cambridge. After further study as a Fulbright scholar at Columbia
University, he has written several books including Prima Donna, Romantic
Affinities, Paris Babylon, The Visitors and Arthur Hugh Clough. In 1997,
he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. He is
currently opera critic of the Daily Telegraph and a member of the
editorial board of Opera magazine. He has contributed to many newspapers
and magazines, including The Spectator, Times Literary Supplement,
Harpers & Queen, Los Angeles Times, Vanity Fair and the New Yorker.
Rupert Christiansen was born in London and educated at King's College,
Cambridge. After further study as a Fulbright scholar at Columbia
University, he has written several books including Prima Donna, Romantic
Affinities, Paris Babylon, The Visitors and Arthur Hugh Clough. In 1997,
he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. He is
currently opera critic of the Daily Telegraph and a member of the
editorial board of Opera magazine. He has contributed to many newspapers
and magazines, including The Spectator, Times Literary Supplement,
Harpers & Queen, Los Angeles Times, Vanity Fair and the New Yorker.
