This is a series of studies of individual operas written for the opera-goer or record-collector as well as the student or scholar. Each volume has three main co

Explores the rich and varied interactions between nineteenth-century science and the world of opera for the first time.

Gathers letters the French composer wrote to friends, relatives, writers, and fellow composers and music critics about his life and music

Self-revelations of tormented great composer; musical life in Paris, Wagner and other contemporaries, musical opinions, much more. 11 plates.

Inge van Rij's book demonstrates how Berlioz used the sights and sounds of the orchestra to explore other worlds.