First intermissions : twenty-one great operas explored, explained, and brought to life from the Met /
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New York :
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1996, ©1995.
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Table of Contents:
- Mozart. A New Kind of Opera: Idomeneo
- Verdi. When Verdi's Fathers Sing: Rigoletto. Patterns of Light: Simon Boccanegra. Chiaroscuro: Un Ballo in Maschera. Everything in This Drama is True: Don Carlo. Six Prophetic Trumpets: Aida. The Heart of Darkness: Otello
- Wagner. The Phantom Lover and the Eternal Feminine: Der Fliegende Hollander. You Use Works of Art to See Your Soul: Tannhauser. One Brief Shining Moment: Lohengrin. Songbirds and Saints: Die Meistersinger. Who Is the Grail?: Parsifal
- French Opera. The Matter of Melody: Faust. Unanswered Questions: Les Troyens. Six Characters in Search of a Poet: Les Contes d'Hoffmann. Phrases Massenetiques: Manon
- Puccini. A Charming Life, and a Terrible One: La Boheme. The Maturing Male and the Voracious Virago: Turandot
- Strauss. That Is What Fiction Means: Elektra. A Moment Beyond Time: Der Rosenkavalier. Love that Colors and Transforms: Die Frau ohne Schatten.