JOHN W. FREEMAN
Foreword by Beverly Sills
Metropolitan Opera Stories of the Great Operas, Volume I
The opera-goer's indispensable guide.
For seasoned opera-goers and first-time listeners alike, the definitive collection of opera stories. This guide treats opera lovers to absorbing plot summaries. John Freeman has carefully selected the works to represent the major operas performed today in the world's great houses, and he succeeds in vividly recounting the often intricate narratives. Whether used as a pre-performance refresher or a bedside companion, The Metropolitan Opera Stories of the Great Operas is an essential addition to any opera lover's library.
- Published jointly by the Metropolitan Opera Guild and Norton.
John W. Freeman has been an associate editor of Opera News magazine since 1960. He is the author of The Metropolitan Opera Stories of the Great Operas (Norton) and coauthor of The Golden Horseshoe, a biography of the Old Met. He lives in New York City.
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