The concise Oxford dictionary of opera

Derived from the celebrated Oxford Dictionary of Opera, this concise version designed to be accessible to all those who enjoy opera, whether at the opera house or at home. Plot synopses and first performance details, bibliographies of works about opera, entries on singers (including their debuts and career highlights, with notes on voice type, style, and reputation), definitions and discussions of technical terms and operatic styles, and surveys of the history of opera worldwide are all included in a reference work that provides an enormous amount of information.