The Victrola Book of the Opera

by Samuel Holland Rous, Victor Talking Machine Company (Creator)

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Genres: Reference

444 pages, Hardcover

First published August 11, 2015

Reviews

[J.S. Bratton · Rating 3 out of 5]

read because it was in my Great-great-great grandmother's books...

[Tamsyn · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a really fun book to have. It's old, and has many older photographs of then current singing-stars of the opera. It has very good plot-summaries for operas I studied at school, and includes operas/operettas that weren't included in some of my newer books.

[Ingrid · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have used this book for decades to see the stories and as a reference. It has a cast list, key arias with some lyrics and score, as well as many pictures from opera productions of the time. The recording listings are obviously too old, LOL.