The makers of this dictionary have approached the leading opera historians and critics throughout the world and aim to choose the best writer on each and every topic: scholars who have worked on the composers they are treating and critics who know the works and the artists they are discussing through actual experience in the opera house. The book includes: more than 1800 entries on individual operas of up to 3000 words in length each, 2500 entries on singers and performers, entries for over 3000 composers who have made a ...
Read More
The makers of this dictionary have approached the leading opera historians and critics throughout the world and aim to choose the best writer on each and every topic: scholars who have worked on the composers they are treating and critics who know the works and the artists they are discussing through actual experience in the opera house. The book includes: more than 1800 entries on individual operas of up to 3000 words in length each, 2500 entries on singers and performers, entries for over 3000 composers who have made a contribution of any significance to the literature of opera, articles of all the great opera houses of the world, a series of articles on producers, directors and designers, entries on librettists, and articles on the history and terminology of opera, voice types and vocal terms. By the author of "The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians".
Read Less
Add this copy of The New Grove Dictionary of Opera (4 Volume Set) to cart. $52.74, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Baltimore rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Halethorpe, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1998 by Macmillan.
Add this copy of The New Grove Dictionary of Opera (4 Volume Set) to cart. $65.50, very good condition, Sold by Libris Hardback Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Penn Laird, VA, UNITED STATES, published 1998 by Macmillan.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Very Good+ 4to-over 9¾-12" tall. Burgundy soft covers with gold lettering and blue trim on front covers and spines, covers show light creasing and edge wear. Bindings tight, corners curl a bit, text pages very clean, no markings. Slip case is also Very Good+ with light edge wear. Packaged carefully for shipment in cardboard with U. S. tracking. This set will require extra postage for priority or international shipment.
Add this copy of The New Grove Dictionary of Opera (Four Volume Complete to cart. $68.00, Sold by Common Crow Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Pittsburgh, PA, UNITED STATES, published 1998 by Macmillan.
Edition:
1998, Macmillan
Paperback
Details:
Edition:
First edition thus
Publisher:
Macmillan
Published:
1998
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
16621319355
Shipping Options:
Standard Shipping: $4.99
Trackable Expedited: $9.99
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Ex-Library. Four volume complete set! First paperback printing, 1998, large octavos, 1296pp., 1315pp., 1371pp., and 1342pp., illustrated in b&w. Books ex-library with blacked out stickers to front panels and spines, plastic cling protectors covering wraps, blindstamps and numbers to front endpapers, stamps to top edges of text blocks; otherwise clean bright and unmarked. No DJs. THIS LARGE, HEAVY SET WILL REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING FEES.
Add this copy of The New Grove Dictionary of Opera to cart. $85.59, good condition, Sold by Rebooksellers rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Tequesta, FL, UNITED STATES, published 2004 by Oxford University Press.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Good. Size: 11x15x11; This 4 Book set is in Good condition. See our picture for exact item you will receive. All items ship within 24 hours. Packaging is 100% Recyclable. Most items purchased from Charitable organizations. A portion of each sale is also donated to a monthly charity, check your package for this month's charity. Reuse-Recycle-Rebook!
Add this copy of The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, 4 Volume Set to cart. $89.95, good condition, Sold by Books of Paradise rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Magalia, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1998 by MacMillan Reference Ltd..
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Very Good- 0333734327. 4 volume set; books have mild shelfwear, slight toning, vol. 3 and 4 have slight separation at bottom corner of front cover, vol. 4 has light moisture mark around edges of last 20 pages w/some light wrinkling, otherwise this is a clean set; 5323 pages.
Add this copy of The New Grove Dictionary of Opera: 4 Volumes to cart. $125.00, good condition, Sold by Found Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from AUSTIN, TX, UNITED STATES, published 2004 by Oxford University Press, USA.
Add this copy of The New Grove Dictionary of Opera to cart. $225.00, very good condition, Sold by Jonathan Grobe Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Deep River, IA, UNITED STATES, published 1992 by Macmillan.
Add this copy of The New Grove Dictionary of Opera: 4 Volumes to cart. $235.00, very good condition, Sold by Sequitur Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Boonsboro, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1992 by Macmillan Press.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Very Good. Size: 12x9x8; 4 volume set. Bound in publisher's cloth. Hardcover. Good bindings and covers. Shelf wear. Offsetting on front end pages. Pages unmarked. Related ephemera included. Contents: v.1. A-D; v.2. E-Lom; v.3. Lon-Rod; v.4. Roe-Z. This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.
Add this copy of The New Grove Dictionary of Opera: 4 Volumes to cart. $253.51, new condition, Sold by GridFreed rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from North Las Vegas, NV, UNITED STATES, published 1992 by Macmillan Press.
