Medieval & Early Modern
The story of opera
E. Markham Lee · narrated by Moss
2026
6h 43m
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E. Markham Lee tells the story of opera, tracing its birth in Renaissance Italy through the great composers and works that shaped the art down the centuries. A clear, engaging guide to a rich and glorious tradition. A fine introduction for music lovers who want to understand and enjoy the drama of the operatic stage.
Inside this audiobook
22 chapters
- 1Chapter 26m
- 2CHAPTER I. WHAT IS OPERA?9m
- 3CHAPTER II. DIFFERENT SCHOOLS CORRESPONDING WITH THE GROWTH OF MUSICAL ART.17m
- 4CHAPTER III. THE REFORMERS OF OPERA: MONTEVERDE, GLUCK, AND WAGNER.22m
- 5CHAPTER IV. THE BEGINNINGS OF OPERA.8m
- 6CHAPTER V. EARLY ITALIAN, FRENCH, GERMAN, AND ENGLISH OPERA.12m
- 7CHAPTER VI. THE OPERAS OF GLUCK AND THE GREAT COMPOSERS.15m
- 8CHAPTER VII. SOME LESSER STARS IN THE OPERATIC FIRMAMENT16m
- 9CHAPTER VIII. SOME LESSER STARS IN THE OPERATIC FIRMAMENT8m
- 10CHAPTER IX. SOME LESSER STARS IN THE OPERATIC FIRMAMENT16m
- 11CHAPTER X. ENGLISH OPERA OF THE EIGHTEENTH AND PART OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY.9m
- 12CHAPTER XI. WAGNER AND HIS OPERAS.28m
- 13CHAPTER XII. MODERN OPERA SINCE WAGNER’S REFORMS.8m
- 14CHAPTER XIII. SLAVONIC OPERA.[2]12m
- 15CHAPTER XIV. OPERA TO-DAY IN ITALY, GERMANY, FRANCE, AND ENGLAND.25m
- 16CHAPTER XV. OPERATIC ENTERPRISE IN ENGLAND.22m
- 17CHAPTER XVI. HOW TO LISTEN TO AND ENJOY OPERA.33m
- 18CHAPTER XVIII. OFFSHOOTS AND CURIOSITIES OF OPERA.20m
- 19CHAPTER XIX. A CHAPTER OF CHATTER.22m
- 20Appendix A.1h 20m
- 21Appendix C.11m
- 22Appendix E.4m
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