TY - BOOK ID - 78341127 TI - Historical Dictionary of Opera. PY - 2013 SN - 0810879433 9780810879430 9780810867680 PB - Lanham Scarecrow Press DB - UniCat KW - Opera UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:78341127 AB - The information in the Historical Dictionary of Opera will help the reader identify central figures, works, concepts, and trends in the history of opera through selectively chosen entries that provide essential information and integrate that content within broad social or stylistic narratives. This is done through a chronology, an introductory essay, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 300 cross-referenced dictionary entries on important persons, composers, individual keystone operas, cities and ER -