Dimensions
95 x 197 x 31mm
Kobbe is the world's leading reference work on opera, and (in the words of Bernard Levin) "no single-volume operatic guide can possibly compare with it". But 'The New Kobbe's Opera Book', edited by the Earl of Harewood and Anthony Peattie, is a large and relatively expensive book. It is now made available in a pocket edition, at an accessible price and in a convenient and portable format - easy to carry with you on every visit to the opera.
All the essential information is included on over 200 operas - all those currently in the repertoire of the world's leading opera companies, as well as many that are more rarely performed. For most operas there is a full summary of the plot and libretto, a brief summary of the plot and libretto, a brief commentary on the music, and details of its performance history.
The work of editing and condensing has been carried out by the Earl of Harewood, who has been editor of Kobbe for more than forty years, assisted by Michael Shmith.
