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The History of Opera
- By: Richard Fawkes
- Narrated by: Robert Powell
- Length: 5 hrs and 17 mins
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Here is the colorful story of sometimes temperamental composers and even more temperamental singers working in an art form which has produced some of man's noblest artistic creations. This absorbing history is illustrated by over 100 musical examples by Naxos artists as well as some of the greatest singers of the 20th century, including Enrico Caruso and Fyodor Chaliapin.
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somewhat disappointing
- By Walter on 02-01-04
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The History of Opera
- Narrated by: Robert Powell
- Length: 5 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 12-26-99
- Language: English
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Overture of Hope
- Two Sisters' Daring Plan That Saved Opera's Jewish Stars from the Third Reich
- By: Isabel Vincent
- Narrated by: Liisa Ivary
- Length: 8 hrs and 21 mins
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With war clouds gathering and harassment increasing, the stars of Continental opera, many of whom are Jewish, face dark futures under the boot heel of the Nazis. What can two middle-aged British spinsters do about such matters? They can form a secret cabal right under Hitler’s nose and get to work saving lives. The sisters conspire to bring together worldwide opera aficionados and insiders in an international operation to rescue Jews in the opera from the horrific fate that everyone intuits is coming.
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Thank you
- By BarbieAlaska on 09-16-22
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Overture of Hope
- Two Sisters' Daring Plan That Saved Opera's Jewish Stars from the Third Reich
- Narrated by: Liisa Ivary
- Length: 8 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 09-13-22
- Language: English
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Wagnerism
- Art and Politics in the Shadow of Music
- By: Alex Ross
- Narrated by: Alex Ross
- Length: 28 hrs and 25 mins
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Alex Ross, renowned New Yorker music critic and author of the international best seller and Pulitzer Prize finalist The Rest Is Noise, reveals how Richard Wagner became the proving ground for modern art and politics - an aesthetic war zone where the Western world wrestled with its capacity for beauty and violence.
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Not Just for Wagner Experts!
- By Rupert Pupkin on 09-26-20
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Opera 101
- A Complete Guide to Learning and Loving Opera
- By: Fred Plotkin
- Narrated by: Fred Plotkin
- Length: 18 hrs and 14 mins
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Opera is the fastest growing of all the performing arts, attracting audiences of all ages who are enthralled by the gorgeous music, vivid drama, and magnificent production values. If you've decided that the time has finally come to learn about opera and discover for yourself what it is about opera that sends your normally reserved friends into states of ecstatic abandon, this is the book for you.
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A tedious introduction
- By Ravi on 08-30-05
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Opera 101
- A Complete Guide to Learning and Loving Opera
- Narrated by: Fred Plotkin
- Length: 18 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 07-08-04
- Language: English
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The Great Minds Collection - George Bernard Shaw and Richard Wagner
- The Perfect Wagnerite - A Commentary on the Niblung's Ring with Wagner's Art and Revolution
- By: George Bernard Shaw, Richard Wagner
- Narrated by: Bob Neufeld
- Length: 6 hrs and 2 mins
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This unique book brings together George Bernard Shaw's witty and iconoclastic take on Wagner's masterwork, The Ring of the Nibelungen, with the composer's own essay on the role of art in revolution.
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Should have two readers
- By Timoteo on 02-02-20
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The Great Minds Collection - George Bernard Shaw and Richard Wagner
- The Perfect Wagnerite - A Commentary on the Niblung's Ring with Wagner's Art and Revolution
- Narrated by: Bob Neufeld
- Length: 6 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 02-23-16
- Language: English
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Pavarotti
- My World
- By: Luciano Pavarotti, William Wright
- Narrated by: David Dukes
- Length: 3 hrs
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The attraction of opera is in its scale, in the fact that it is larger than real life in actions and emotions, more magnificent in sound and in sight. And in the world of opera, no figure in our time loomed larger than the late Luciano Pavarotti. Especially in his triumphant collaborations with Placido Domingo and Jose Carreras, he captured the imagination of an audience breadth and depth is remarkable even in the grand context of classical opera.
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Incomplete
- By CW on 04-13-20
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Pavarotti
- My World
- Narrated by: David Dukes
- Length: 3 hrs
- Release date: 05-20-09
- Language: English
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Opera
- The Definitive Story
- By: Alan Riding, Leslie Dunton-Downer
- Narrated by: Charles Armstrong
- Length: 15 hrs and 24 mins
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Immerse yourself in more than 400 years of the world's most celebrated operas and discover the fascinating stories behind them. Explore the lives of singers such as Maria Callas, Luciano Pavarotti, and Jonas Kaufmann. Meet composers like Mozart, Wagner, and Britten, and the librettists with whom they collaborated to create the magical blend of words and music that make up opera.
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Opera
- The Definitive Story
- Narrated by: Charles Armstrong
- Length: 15 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 08-16-22
- Language: English
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A Mad Love
- An Introduction to Opera
- By: Vivien Schweitzer
- Narrated by: Lisa Flanagan
- Length: 6 hrs and 56 mins
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There are few art forms as visceral and emotional as opera - and few that are as daunting for newcomers. A Mad Love offers a spirited and indispensable tour of opera's eclectic past and present, beginning with Monteverdi's L'Orfeo in 1607, generally considered the first successful opera, through classics like Carmen and La Boheme, and spanning to Brokeback Mountain and The Death of Klinghoffer in recent years.
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Great content, great narration, but...
- By Jane9462 on 08-28-19
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A Mad Love
- An Introduction to Opera
- Narrated by: Lisa Flanagan
- Length: 6 hrs and 56 mins
- Release date: 09-18-18
- Language: English
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La Traviata
- By: Thomson Smillie
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Length: 1 hr and 5 mins
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La Traviata owes its enduring popularity to a superb story of young love and fatal sacrifice, set to music by Italy’s master melodist at the peak of his powers. Interest and poignancy are added by the fact that this is a true story - the baritone ‘heavy’ is Alexander Dumas who wrote The Count of Monte Cristo. But it is the central figure, the heroine Violetta, the archetypal ‘whore with the heart of gold’ who dominates the piece. It is her opera and we love her for it.
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Superb Synopsis
- By opera4steph on 02-04-21
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La Traviata
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Length: 1 hr and 5 mins
- Release date: 10-26-12
- Language: English
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The Pirates of Penzance
- The Audiobook
- By: W.S. Gilbert
- Narrated by: B.J. Harrison
- Length: 1 hr and 24 mins
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Frederick is freed of his indentures to the ferociously temperate Pirates of Penzance. What will he do with his newfound freedom?
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Great
- By Horse Lover on 03-31-23
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The Pirates of Penzance
- The Audiobook
- Narrated by: B.J. Harrison
- Length: 1 hr and 24 mins
- Release date: 02-13-23
- Language: English
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Wagner's Ring Motifs
- By: Sven Friedrich, Dr. Gerhard K. Englert
- Narrated by: Sir John Tomlinson
- Length: 2 hrs and 32 mins
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"Wagner's Ring Motifs" is aimed in the first instance at listeners new to the Ring and is intended to convey the fascination of Wagner's music...
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fun and entertaining
- By P. T. Morgeson on 12-15-19
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Wagner's Ring Motifs
- Narrated by: Sir John Tomlinson
- Length: 2 hrs and 32 mins
- Release date: 10-29-09
- Language: English
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The King and I
- The Uncensored Tale of Luciano Pavarotti's Rise to Fame by His Manager, Friend and Sometime Adversary
- By: Anne Midgette, Herbert Breslin
- Narrated by: Chris Lutkin
- Length: 10 hrs and 56 mins
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This is the story of the 36-year-old business relationship between Luciano Pavarotti and his manager, Herbert Breslin, during which Breslin guided what he calls, justifiably, “the greatest career in classical music”. During that career, Breslin moved Pavarotti out of the opera house and onto the concert (and the world) stage and into the arms of a huge mass public.
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Interesting, but could have been so much better
- By Karla on 12-19-19
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The King and I
- The Uncensored Tale of Luciano Pavarotti's Rise to Fame by His Manager, Friend and Sometime Adversary
- Narrated by: Chris Lutkin
- Length: 10 hrs and 56 mins
- Release date: 10-15-19
- Language: English
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Alfie
- My Story
- By: Alfie Boe
- Narrated by: Andrew Wincott
- Length: 2 hrs and 1 min
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Alfie Boe is the first official bad boy of opera: a musical superstar celebrated not only in Britain, but worldwide. This is the story of his life - the ups and the downs, from finding fame to losing his father - and, essentially, of his love affair with music. This is the tale of how Alfie went from car mechanic to the UK's most popular and well-known opera star, lauded by Baz Luhrman, Cameron Macintosh and Michael Parkinson as the best tenor we've produced in a generation.
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very nice narrative of a life in the arts
- By Elizabeth F. on 10-03-18
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Alfie
- My Story
- Narrated by: Andrew Wincott
- Length: 2 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 08-30-12
- Language: English
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The Birth of an Opera
- Fifteen Masterpieces from Poppea to Wozzeck
- By: Michael Rose
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 16 hrs and 14 mins
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Through a deft compilation of primary sources—letters, memoirs, and personal accounts from composers, librettists, and performers—Michael Rose re-creates for his readers the circumstances that gave rise to fifteen operatic milestones. From Monteverdi and Mozart to Puccini and Berg, each chapter focuses on a well-known opera and tells the story that lies behind its creation.
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The Birth of an Opera
- Fifteen Masterpieces from Poppea to Wozzeck
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 16 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 04-30-13
- Language: English
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Finding My Voice
- By: Russell Watson
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 9 hrs and 42 mins
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Russell 'The Voice' Watson is a star with a real story to tell. While most stars of today find success early, Russell was still working in a Salford factory at the age of 30. He spent the evenings singing in working men's clubs for extra cash to keep the bailiffs from his family's door. The chairman of Manchester United gave him his big break in May 1999: the opportunity to sing at Old Trafford. His extraordinary performance was quickly followed by a record deal and his phenomenal debut album.
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Thanks! Loved hearing your story & getting to know you a bit
- By Oompa Loompa on 05-25-23
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Finding My Voice
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 9 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 02-05-13
- Language: English
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Tempesta's Dream
- A Story of Love, Friendship and Opera
- By: Vincent B. "Chip" LoCoco
- Narrated by: Bob Neufeld
- Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins
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Giovanni Tempesta always dreamed of becoming an opera tenor and one day singing from the stage of the La Scala Opera House in his hometown of Milan, Italy. But with no real training, his dream has little chance for fulfillment. One day, he meets and immediately falls in love with Isabella Monterone, a dark-haired beauty, whose father, a very rich and powerful Milanese Judge, refuses to allow his daughter to date a penniless musician.
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Tempesta's Dream
- By Catherine K. on 10-08-14
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Tempesta's Dream
- A Story of Love, Friendship and Opera
- Narrated by: Bob Neufeld
- Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 07-28-14
- Language: English
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An Invitation to the Opera
- By: John Louis DiGaetani
- Narrated by: Nadia May
- Length: 10 hrs and 17 mins
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This invaluable primer will introduce the uninitiated to the mysteries of opera and help more experienced fans to expand their understanding and deepen their appreciation of the art form.
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An Invitation to the Opera
- Narrated by: Nadia May
- Length: 10 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 12-15-99
- Language: English
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Coyote Graveyard Rock Opera Audiobook
- By: RIchard Del Connor
- Narrated by: Richard Del Connor
- Length: 1 hr and 23 mins
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Since this rock opera is based on my Baby Boomer generation, the war representing my father was of course WWII. Although my father fought in the South Pacific, this story is more symbolic by starring an American soldier in Europe. During this European theater of war, the soldiers socialized with the citizens of the countries they passed through and fought in. As a result, there were many babies born in Europe with an absent American father.
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I Want To Make This Movie
- By Richard Del Connor on 08-31-23
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Coyote Graveyard Rock Opera Audiobook
- Narrated by: Richard Del Connor
- Length: 1 hr and 23 mins
- Release date: 08-02-23
- Language: English
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Enjoying Opera with Dale Harris
- By: Dale Harris
- Narrated by: Dale Harris
- Length: 4 hrs and 29 mins
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New opera enthusiasts and seasoned aficionados alike will delight in Dale Harris' witty and insightful analyses of La Traviata, Carmen, The Magic Flute, and La Boheme. The notable music critic, whose lectures at the Metropolitan used to be sell-out events, examines these operas in terms of libretto, plot, music, performance history, and cultural background, amply illustrated with musical examples.
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Hard to guess the audience
- By Mary on 05-28-08
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Enjoying Opera with Dale Harris
- Narrated by: Dale Harris
- Length: 4 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 04-25-08
- Language: English
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Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde
- Werkschau Bayreuth 2005
- By: Frank Piontek
- Narrated by: Frank Piontek
- Length: 1 hr and 6 mins
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Das Hörbuch zur Handlung beleuchtet die Hintergründe der Historie und der aktuellen Produktion. Sie vereint Ausschnitte aus einem Interview mit dem Regieteam und aus Gesprächen mit den Sängern, bietet aber auch präzise Einblicke in die Problematik des Werks.
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Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde
- Werkschau Bayreuth 2005
- Narrated by: Frank Piontek
- Length: 1 hr and 6 mins
- Release date: 09-13-13
- Language: German
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