As a thrillingly potent mix of music and drama, opera is gaining wider appeal. This Rough Guide provides insider information on history’s most renowned operas.
• Biographical sketches of over 150 composers.
• Updated and expanded CD reviews of hundreds of operas, both famous and obscure.
• An expanded who’s who of the finest singers on record, from Caruso and Ponselle, through divas such as Callas and Joan Sutherland, to present-day stars like Jose Cura and Angela Gheorghiu.