A History of Opera: The Last Four Hundred Years BookA History of Opera: The Last Four Hundred Years provides a fresh, authoritative account of operas evolution, written by renowned scholars Carolyn Abbate and Roger Parker. This updated edition examines how the art form has developed, how it communicates, and why it continues to captivate audiences. Exploring the enduring tensions between words and music, character and singer, the authors show how operas historic masterpieces still hold transformative

Lensky: David Moore

Made from 925 Sterling Silver

Costumes: Anne Tilby

The Duchess: Gary Avis

Handmade from Brass and Silver plated in India

Janáček’s score movingly captures Jenůfa’s progression from hope to despair to eventual radiant happiness

Music: Adolphe Adam

Le nozze di Figaro

this collection is brimming with the drama and sumptuous music that has made Puccini one of the world’s most popular opera composers

It's truly a wonder of subtlety and invention

2 June 1939

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