Operas Every Child Should Know / Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces
Mary Schell Hoke Bacon
Children
Book language: English
368 pages
This children's guide introduces young readers to the stories and music of famous operas, with descriptions meant to make the stage understandable and enjoyable. It includes works such as the Nibelung Ring and other popular pieces, and serves as a gentle invitation to opera for curious listeners.
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Cover of the original edition (Project Gutenberg, public domain).
Text source: gutenberg.org · The work is in the public domain.
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Transcriber's Notes: Click on the [Listen] link to hear a midi file of the music. Lyrics appearing in the music image are set out below the image. Obvious typographical and musical errors have been corrected. The cover image was scanned from the 1914 edition published by Doubleday, Page & Company. The original frontispiece is a poor-quality reproduction of a detail from Arthur Rackham's 1910 painting of Brünnhilde. A better-quality reproduction has been used in in its place. CONTENTS Brünnhilde Brünnhilde the Valkyrie
Operas EVERY CHILD SHOULD KNOW DESCRIPTIONS OF THE TEXT AND MUSIC OF SOME OF THE MOST FAMOUS MASTERPIECES BY DOLORES BACON NEW YORK GROSSET & DUNLAP Publishers ALL RIGHTS RESERVED COPYRIGHT, 1911, BY DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES AT THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N.Y. FOREWORD
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