Opera 101: A Complete Guide to Learning and Loving Opera

Opera 101 is recognized as the standard text in English for anyone who wants to become an opera lover - a clear, friendly, and truly complete handbook to learning how to listen to opera, whether on the radio, on recordings, or live at the opera house. Fred Plotkin, an internationally respected writer and teacher about opera who for many years was performance manager of the Metropolitan Opera, introduces the reader to all the elements that make up opera.