
Operas Every Child Should Know / Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces
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- Operas
- EVERY CHILD SHOULD KNOW
- DESCRIPTIONS OF THE TEXT AND MUSIC OF SOME OF THE MOST FAMOUS MASTERPIECES BY
- DOLORES BACON
- FOREWORD
- CONTENTS
- OPERAS EVERY CHILD SHOULD KNOW
- BALFE
- THE BOHEMIAN GIRL
- CHARACTERS OF THE OPERA WITH THE ORIGINAL CAST
- ACT I
- ACT II
- ACT III
- BEETHOVEN
- FIDELIO
- CHARACTERS OF THE OPERA
- ACT I
- ACT II
- BERLIOZ
- DAMNATION OF FAUST
- CHARACTERS OF THE OPERA
- ACT I
- BIZET
- CARMEN
- CHARACTERS OF THE OPERA WITH THE ORIGINAL CAST, AS PRESENTED AT THE FIRST PERFORMANCE
- ACT I
- ACT II
- ACT III
- ACT IV
- DeKoven
- ROBIN HOOD
- CHARACTERS OF THE OPERA
- ACT I
- ACT II
- ACT III
- FLOTOW
- MARTHA
- CHARACTERS OF THE OPERA WITH THE ORIGINAL CAST AS PRESENTED AT THE FIRST PERFORMANCE
- ACT I
- ACT II
- ACT III
- ACT IV
- HUMPERDINCK
- HÄNSEL AND GRETEL
- CHARACTERS OF THE OPERA
- ACT I
- ACT II
- ACT III
- MASCAGNI
- CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA[A] (Rustic Chivalry)
- CHARACTERS OF THE OPERA
- ACT I
- MEYERBEER
- THE PROPHET
- CHARACTERS OF THE OPERA
- ACT I
- ACT II
- ACT III
- ACT IV
- ACT V
- MOZART
- THE MAGIC FLUTE
- CHARACTERS OF THE OPERA
- ACT I
- Scene II
- Scene III
- ACT II
- Scene II
- Scene III
- Scene IV
- Scene V
- SIR ARTHUR SULLIVAN
- H.M.S.[B] “PINAFORE”
- ACT I
- ACT II
- VERDI
- RIGOLETTO
- CHARACTERS OF THE OPERA, WITH THE ORIGINAL CAST AS PRESENTED AT THE FIRST PERFORMANCE
- ACT I
- Scene II
- ACT II
- ACT III
- IL TROVATORE
- CHARACTERS OF THE OPERA, WITH THE ORIGINAL CAST AS PRESENTED AT THE FIRST PERFORMANCE
- ACT I
- Scene II
- ACT II
- Scene II
- ACT III
- ACT IV
- Scene II
- AÏDA
- CHARACTERS OF THE OPERA, WITH THE ORIGINAL CASTS AS PRESENTED AT THE FIRST PERFORMANCES
- ACT I
- Scene II
- ACT II
- Scene II
- ACT III
- ACT IV
- WAGNER
- THE NIBELUNG RING FIRST DAY
- TETRALOGY
- THE RHEINGOLD
- CHARACTERS OF THE OPERA
- ACT I
- Scene II
- Scene III
- Scene IV
- THE NIBELUNG RING SECOND DAY THE VALKYRIE
- CHARACTERS OF THE OPERA
- ACT I
- Scene II
- Scene III
- ACT II
- Scene II
- Scene III
- Scene IV
- Scene V
- ACT III
- Scene II
- Scene III
- THE NIBELUNG RING THIRD DAY SIEGFRIED
- CHARACTERS OF THE OPERA
- ACT I
- Scene II
- Scene III
- ACT II
- Scene II
- Scene III
- ACT III
- Scene II
- Scene III
- NIBELUNG RING FOURTH DAY THE DUSK OF THE GODS
- CHARACTERS OF THE OPERA
- PROLOGUE
- ACT I
- Scene II
- Scene III
- ACT II
- Scene II
- Scene III
- Scene IV
- Scene V
- ACT III
- Scene II
- Scene III
- THE MASTERSINGERS OF NUREMBERG
- CHARACTERS OF THE OPERA
- ACT I
- ACT II
- ACT III
- LOHENGRIN
- CHARACTERS OF THE OPERA
- ACT I
- Scene II
- Scene III
- ACT II
- Scene II
- Scene III
- Scene IV
- Scene V
- ACT III
- Scene II
- Scene III
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