An introduction to the world of opera told through words, pictures, and music.

Provides information about the history of the orchestra since its beginnings in the seventeenth century, instruments of the orchestra, and famous composers of classical music.

Information on the production of operas and an interview with an opera singer, Nicolai Gedda, precedes historical background and synopses of currently performed operas.

This new edition has been thoroughly revised and edited by John Evans (research scholar to the Britten Estate) who has updated the chronological list of published works and included in the bibliography the many books that have been written about the composer since his death in 1976. Although, as the title suggests, this book concentrates on Britten's operatic output, Mr White's account offers insights into the whole range of this prodigious composer's music. The text is lavishly illustrated with plates that reveal both the diversity of his operatic development and comprise a distinctive pictorial bibliography.

Music is a powerful art. We sing it, we dance to it, and we listen to it because it moves us as little else can. Classical music in particular has fascinated people for hundreds of years. The works of such composers as Bach, Mozart, and Beethoven have proven so appealing that generations of listeners have returned to them again and again. Young People's Guide to Classical Music invites you to join these listeners.

Feeling that something is missing in his simple life, Mole acquires a violin and learns to make beautiful, joyful music.