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As someone who has been puzzling over what this work 'means' for some 50 years, I learnt a lot from this book and shall be returning to it regularly. -- Roger Nichols — BBC Music Magazine More…

Packed away in its pages is a very large amount of new information. TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT A fitting tribute to the opera's enduring international stature, and undoubtedly [a] significant... — Music and Letters More…

[A] well-designed book. [with] lovingly prepared and edited [essays] — Nineteenth-Century Music Review More…

Butler . . . possesses a profound knowledge of the northern Italian performance circuit in this period [and a] refreshing point of view. This volume demonstrates that [changes in operatic practices... — Ad Parnassum More…

This is a volume that every listener to or viewer of Handel's operas will want to purchase, and examine at length...Top marks for this reissue — Fanfare More…

Authoritative and engaging book (which is richly illustrated, including 19 colour plates) Langham Smith puts Carmen back on the stage, to be viewed with fresh eyes and heard with open ears — Opera Magazine More…

Packed with closely researched detail, precisely and elegantly argued. It makes for compulsive and intelligent reading — BBC Music Magazine More…

Woodsfield's admirable analysis equips the musical director to make [a choice of versions] in full possession of such facts as are currently known — Musical Times More…

Albright has written a literary essay of great originality and charm, appealing to undergraduates through faculty, general readers, and professionals in both music and the humanitites — Choice More…

This new biography...comes as near as we're likely to get to the whole story. For Pamela Blevins has not only researched, sifted and assessed every available source with enormous diligence, but... — BBC Music Magazine More…