Kobbe’s Complete Opera Book edited & revised by the Earl of Harewood (9th Edition, 1976)

Description

There are lots of books that detail operatic plots, but this is the classic. It offers more than most such guides including historic background and musical examples of major themes. This is a good first resource for the opera-goer who wants to know exactly what they are going to see and hear.

The Complete Opera Book is a guide to operas by American music critic and author Gustav Kobbé first published in the United States in 1919 and the United Kingdom in 1922. A revised edition from 1954 by the Earl of Harewood is known as Kobbé’s Complete Opera Book.