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top notch
This is probably the best and most thorough book about Le Nozze di Figaro and Don Giovanni available. It was much more u... more info

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An indispensible source for the serious student of Verdi.
I came to this site as the result of the last Texaco Metropolitan Opera broadcast. A listener had submitted a three-par... more info

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Fourth rate
I trawled my way through this book as I usually like to start what I finish, but, my, it was hard going. The first half ... more info

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SUPERB STUDY, CUT SHORT BY AUTHOR'S DEATH
This book amply shows what a tragedy it was that Deryck Cooke died whilst still at the height of his powers. He was one... more info

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Delightful book by the great German mezzo!
Christa Ludwig was, in my opinion, the greatest German mezzo of her time, in both opera and lieder, and, as someone else... more info

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great bio on Caruso
This was great bio about perhaps the most famous singer of modern time. The author strives to tell the truth and not glo... more info

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Moreschi: The Last Castrato
Nicholas Clapton has done an masterful job in collecting career details on the last castrato, Alessandro Moreschi, handl... more info

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excellent ribute to a great artist
Rather than a straight biography, this excellently compiled volume of writings and photos (many reproduced here for the ... more info

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Colourful and heart-warming vignettes of great singers
Like its predecessor volumes, in this third (and final) instalment of this wonderful series, vocal connoisseur John B. S... more info