A Second Book of Operas
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Chapters (71)
- A SECOND BOOK OF OPERAS
- Henry Edward Krehbiel
- CONTENTS AND INDEX
- CHAPTER I
- BIBLICAL OPERAS
- CHAPTER II
- BIBLE STORIES IN OPERA AND ORATORIO
- CHAPTER III
- RUBINSTEIN AND HIS "GEISTLICHE OPER"
- CHAPTER IV
- "SAMSON ET DALILA"
- CHAPTER V
- "DIE KONIGIN VON SABA"
- CHAPTER VI
- "HERODIADE"
- CHAPTER VII
- "LAKME"
- CHAPTER VIII
- "PAGLIACCI"
- CHAPTER IX
- "CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA"
- CHAPTER X
- THE CAREER OF MASCAGNI
- CHAPTER XI
- "IRIS"
- CHAPTER XII
- "MADAMA BUTTERFLY"
- CHAPTER XIII
- "DER ROSENKAVALIER"
- CHAPTER XIV
- "KONIGSKINDER"
- CHAPTER XV
- "BORIS GODOUNOFF"
- CHAPTER XVI
- "MADAME SANS-GENE" AND OTHER OPERAS BY GIORDANO
- CHAPTER XVII
- TWO OPERAS BY WOLF-FERRARI
- CHAPTER I
- BIBLICAL OPERAS
- CHAPTER II
- BIBLE STORIES IN OPERA AND ORATORIO
- CHAPTER III
- RUBINSTEIN'S "GEISTLICHE OPER"
- CHAPTER IV
- "SAMSON ET DALILA"
- CHAPTER V
- "DIE KONIGIN VON SABA"
- CHAPTER VI
- "HERODIADE"
- CHAPTER VII
- "LAKME"
- CHAPTER VIII
- "PAGLIACCl"
- CHAPTER IX
- "CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA"
- CHAPTER X
- THE CAREER OF MASCAGNI
- CHAPTER XI
- "IRIS"
- CHAPTER XII
- "MADAMA BUTTERFLY"
- CHAPTER XIII
- "DER ROSENKAVALIER"
- CHAPTER XIV
- "Konigskinder"
- CHAPTER XV
- "BORIS GODOUNOFF"
- CHAPTER XVI
- "MADAME SANS-GENE" AND OTHER OPERAS BY GIORDANO
- CHAPTER XVII
- TWO OPERAS BY WOLF-FERRARI
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