Opera for Dummies

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Valuable CD Inside! Featuring More Than 60 Minutes of Opera Classics Compiled Especially for the Book, Plus a Multimedia Piece for Your PC and Mac! "Pogue is a wonderful teacher He can teach anybody." - Gay Talese, Bestselling Author of Honor Thy Father "Scott Speck is a great communicator of classical music____Concert audiences and readers aiike can't help getting caught up in the joy of his subject." - Dávid Styers, American Symphony Orchestra League Do you have trouble teliing the difference between a tenor and soprano or a mezzo and a mozzarella? Would you like to attend a live opera, but are afraid of how you'd look wearing those funny glasses? Well, if you'd like to know why an opera can make an ordinary person cry like a baby, this is the book for you! Opera For Dummies™ is a down-to-earth guide that will help you get the most out of watching and listening to any opera. Whether you're interested in attending a live opera, want to build your collection of opera recordings, or... Tovább

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Valuable CD Inside! Featuring More Than 60 Minutes of Opera Classics Compiled Especially for the Book, Plus a Multimedia Piece for Your PC and Mac! "Pogue is a wonderful teacher He can teach anybody." - Gay Talese, Bestselling Author of Honor Thy Father "Scott Speck is a great communicator of classical music____Concert audiences and readers aiike can't help getting caught up in the joy of his subject." - Dávid Styers, American Symphony Orchestra League Do you have trouble teliing the difference between a tenor and soprano or a mezzo and a mozzarella? Would you like to attend a live opera, but are afraid of how you'd look wearing those funny glasses? Well, if you'd like to know why an opera can make an ordinary person cry like a baby, this is the book for you! Opera For Dummies™ is a down-to-earth guide that will help you get the most out of watching and listening to any opera. Whether you're interested in attending a live opera, want to build your collection of opera recordings, or just like talking about the subject intelligently, this book has everything you need! Inside, you'il discover how to: • Explore the evolution of opera from the Baroque and Romantic periods to today! • Take advantage of the enclosed CD to understand and enjoy the world's most beloved operas • Interpret the roles of the characters, orchestra, chorus, conductors, and other team players • Watch an opera in person or on TV and understand what's happening both on and off the stage • Attend a live opera in style with tips for sitting in the right place, wearing the right clothes, and more! • Recognize famous operas, such as The Barber ofSevilk, La Bohémé, Madame Butterfly, and many others • Build a great collection of opera recordings no matter what your tastes • Locate great opera sites and chat groups on the World Wide Web Let These Icons Guide You! Points out interesting tidbits about what a composer's life was like way back when Highlights annoying music snob practices Guides you through the music on comanion CD The Fun and Easy Way, The IDG Books Worldwide logos, Dummies Man,----For Dummies, Classics For Dummies, A Reference for the Rest of Us!, and the ...For Dummies logo are trademarks, and ...For Dummies is a registered trademark under exclusive license to IDG Books Worldwide, Inc., from International Data Group, Inc. Printed in the U.S. A. Vissza