Macy, Laura
The Grove Book of Opera Singers
- ISBN 13:
- 9780195337655
- author:
- Macy, Laura
- format:
- HardBack
- publisher:
- OUP USA
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2008
- Pages:
- 640
- Genre:
- Opera
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
The Grove Book of Opera Singers by Laura Williams Macy is an authoritative guide to over 1500 opera singers from the birth of opera to the present day. This comprehensive volume offers alphabetically arranged biographies, ranging from Marion Anderson to Benedict Zak, providing a wealth of information on each singer's life and career. Readers will find in-depth articles on famous opera stars such as Maria Callas and Enrico Caruso, as well as lesser-known performers like Ezio Pinza and Fyodor Chaliapin. The profiles include basic biographical details, but also offer colorful portraits of the singers' personalities and vocal styles, along with astute evaluations of their place in operatic history. Supplemented by indexes of singers by voice type and by opera role premiers, this book is a lively and authoritative work, beautifully illustrated with color and black-and-white pictures.
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