Second Edition
Edited by Stanely Sadie and Laura Macy
Synopses and descriptions of over 250 operas
‘The Grove Book of Operas, Second Edition , should be on every opera-lover's short list of indispensable reference books. Highly recommended’ – Gary Hoffman, Opera Today
First published in 1996 to great critical and popular acclaim, the Grove Book of Operas, is a collection of synopses and descriptions of over 250 operas. Each succinct yet insightful entry is written by a leading authority on the opera and includes a full synopsis of the plot, a cast list, a note on the singers in the original production, and information on the origins of the work and its literary and social background. Contributions conclude with a brief comment on the particular work's place in operatic history.
The second edition brings the book up to date with several recently composed operas. Recent additions to the operatic repertory included for the first time in this edition include Nicholas Maw, Sophie's Choice; Poul Ruders, A Handmaid's Tale; John Adams, Death of Klinghoffer; and Mark Adamo, Little Women. Covering all operas in the current repertory along with some less-well-known early and very modern ones, this is an ideal volume for the general opera lover.
Stanley Sadie was a leading musicologist and critic, and specialist in Mozart. He was appointed CBE in 1982
Laura Macy is Editor-in-Chief of Grove Music. An active scholar, she has published widely and has given public lectures and radio commentary on the madrigal, female composers, and opera. She lives in the UK.
Print edition ISBN: 9780195309072; 0195309073
Publishing history: First published 1996; second edition 2006
Copyright: © Oxford University Press inc. 1996, 2008
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