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Opera 101 audiobook
- By: Fred Plotkin
- Narrator: Fred Plotkin
- Category: Genres & Styles, Music, Opera
- Length: 18 hours 15 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2005
- Language: English
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Opera 101 Audiobook Summary
Opera is the fastest growing of all the performing arts, attracting audiences of all ages who are enthralled by the gorgeous music, vivid drama, and magnificent productions. If you’ve decided that the time has finally come to learn about opera and discover it for yourself, this is the book for you.
Opera 101 is recognized as the standard text in English for anyone who wants to become an opera lover. It is a clear, friendly, and truly complete handbook for learning how to listen to opera, whether on the radio, on recordings, or live at the opera house. Fred Plotkin, an internationally respected writer and teacher and former performance manager of the Metropolitan Opera, introduces listeners, whatever their level of musical knowledge, to all the riches of opera.
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Opera 101 Audiobook Narrator
Fred Plotkin is the narrator of Opera 101 audiobook that was written by Fred Plotkin
Fred Plotkin has written for the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Opera News, and other publications. He lectures frequently at the Smithsonian Institution, the Juilliard School, and Columbia University. He is the author of nine books, many of them on Italian topics. He lives in New York and Italy.
About the Author(s) of Opera 101
Fred Plotkin is the author of Opera 101
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Opera 101 Full Details
| Narrator | Fred Plotkin |
| Length | 18 hours 15 minutes |
| Author | Fred Plotkin |
| Category | |
| Publisher | Blackstone Publishing |
| Release date | April 19, 2024 |
| ISBN | 9781483070308 |
Subjects
The publisher of the Opera 101 is Blackstone Publishing. includes the following subjects: The BISAC Subject Code is Genres & Styles, Music, Opera
Additional info
The publisher of the Opera 101 is Blackstone Publishing. The imprint is Blackstone Publishing. It is supplied by Blackstone Publishing. The ISBN-13 is 9781483070308.
Global Availability
This book is only available in the United States.
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