Cambridge University Press

The wealth of analytic insight, into both text and music, belies the book's modest length, and it must surely be recognized as the best English study of Parsifal now available — Music and Letters More…

Give yourself a treat. Give yourself this book — American Record Guide More…

the Companion should encourage anyone remotely interested in singing to venture beyond the Western mainstream and investigate Buddhist chant, qawwali or the challenges of Berio and John Cage — BBC Music Magazine More…

Rather than looking at the influence of American operettas on European stage productions (the customary approach), this excellent study focuses on the influence of German operettas on the stages... — Choice More…

[This book] deserves to take its place ... on the short (but growing) bookshelf of every operetta lover — Gramophone Magazine More…

[an] important contribution to the history of 19th century French music, to the history of musicians, and to the history of women, whose scientific impact is likely to be felt far beyond boundaries... — Revue de musicologie More…

sprinkled with photographs and illustrations of Italian theatres as well as architectural plans and digital reconstruction of stage interiors. The content is technical throughout, but there's... — BBC Music Magazine More…

The author is interested in Britten's ideology and studies this by focusing on the origins, nature, and structure of the ideas in the operas. Recommended. Graduate students, researchers, faculty,... — Choice More…