German Opera: From the Beginnings to Wagner
- ISBN-10
- 0521235324
- ISBN-13
- 9780521235327
- Category
- Music
- Pages
- 447
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2001-04-26
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Authors
- John Warrack, Lecturer in Music John Warrack
Description
This wide-ranging history explores German opera from its primitive origins up to Wagner.
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