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Reading List on the Nine Operas to be Presented
in Pittsburgh, March 26-31
Die Konigin von Saba
Goldmark. The Queen of Sheba; opera in four acts, with
English and German words, and the music of the principal
airs.
Annesley. Standard-operaglass. 1896. p.283-286
r782 A61
Gives the plot.
Elson. Critical history of opera. 1901. p.355-356
782 E55
Gives the plot very briefly.
Paine, and others, ed. Famous composers and their works, v.2.
1891. p.516-517 qrg27 P16 v.2
Gives an account of the first performance, the plot, and a brief criticism.
Streatfeild. The opera. 1897. p.293-294
782 S91
Gives the plot very briefly.
Upton. Standard operas. 1897. p.117-120
782 U26
Gives the plot.
Carmen
The story of the opera is based on Merimee's
"Carmen"
Bizet. Carmen, opera in 4 acts; libretto, Italian and English
words .• qr782 P78
Paine, and others, ed. Famous composers and their works.
v.3. 1891. p.366-369 qrg27 P16 v.3
Seguedilla; music and words.
Annesley. Standard-operaglass. 1896. p.36-38
r782 A61
Gives the plot.
Carleton. Operas; their writers and their plots. 1882. p.102-
103 r782 C19
Champlin. Cyclopedia of music and musicians, v.i. 1888.
p.272-273
qr78o.3 C35 v.i
Brief description.
Edwards. The prima donna, v.2. 1888. p.226-232 927.8 E31 v.2
Account of some singers who have taken the part of Carmen.
Elson. Critical history of opera. 1901. p.325-327
782 E55
Gives the plot and comments briefly on the music.
Guerber. Stories of famous operas. 1897. p.20-35
782 G95
The same
r782 G95
Gives the plot in detail.
Hueffer. Musical studies. 1880. p.201-212
^80.4 H88
Gives the plot and analyzes the music.
Hughes. Musical guide, v.i. 1903. p.312-314 r78o.3 H89 v.i
Gives the plot.
Paderewski, and others, ed. Century library of music, v.6.
1900. p.174-178 q786.4 P13 v.6
Gives an account of the first performance, by Chaminade.
Paine, and others, ed. Famous composers and their works.
v.2. 1891. p.701 qrg27 P16 v.2
A brief, vigorous characterization of the opera, by Philip Hale.
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