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Women opera composers : biographies from the 1500s to the 21st century / Mary F. McVicker.
Van Pelt - Albrecht Music Library ML82 .M4 2016
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- McVicker, Mary Frech, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Women composers.
- Opera.
- Women librettists.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- vii, 274 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2016]
- Summary:
- "The history of women opera is a grand story. Singers and patrons, of course, but also women were composers and librettists from opera's beginnings in Renaissance Italy. This book focuses on the women, from the 16th century to today, who have had successful careers in opera, many of them well known in their time"-- Provided by publisher.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780786495139
- 0786495138
- OCLC:
- 945767521
- Publisher Number:
- 99968869189
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