Incoming Resources
- Opera & ideas, from Mozart to Strauss, by Paul A. Robinson. --
- The NPR curious listener's guide to opera, William Berger
- Music and the theater, an introduction to opera, [by] Reinhard G. Pauly
- Grand opera, the story of the world's leading opera houses and personalities, Edited by Anthony Gishford. Introduced by Benjamin Britten. -
- Classic quadrophenia, Pete Townshend
- Music with words, a composer's view, Virgil Thomson
- The complete operas of Puccini, a critical guide, by Charles Osborne. --
- Opera, Johannes Jansen [translated by Marion Kleinschmidt]
- Wagner without fear, learning to love--and even enjoy--opera's most demanding genius, William Berger
- The impossible art, adventures in opera, Matthew Aucoin
- Bringing opera to life, operatic acting and stage direction
- Opera, by Herbert Kupferberg. --
- The Oxford illustrated history of opera, edited by Roger Parker
- Ticket to the opera, discovering and exploring 100 famous works, history, lore, and singers, with recommended recordings, Phil G. Goulding
- Opera, what's all the screaming about?, by Roger Englander. --
- Kobbe's illustrated opera book, twenty six of the world's favorite operas, the Earl of Harewood
- The International library of music for home and studio, V. 1
- A short history of opera