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THE DICTIONARY OF THE OPERA  

By CHARLES OSBORNE, published by SIMON and SCHUSTER, NEW YORK, FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, FIRST PRINTING, 1983. This 6 ¼” x 9 ¼” 382-page gilt-stamped on spine hardbound book is in very good condition, as is its un-clipped illustrated dust jacket, which is wrapped in protective Mylar. Internally, despite the passage of 33 years, pages are bright, clean, and unmarked, EXCEPT FOR FLAT-SIGNED SIGNATURES OF ARDIS KRAINIK   AND BRUNO BARTOLETTI  ON THE HALF-TITLE PAGE. Binding is tight. Hinges are solid and book is square.

COPIOUSLY ILLUSTRATED WITH BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHS. Volume is a compendium of over 2100 entries, including: 570 OPERAS, 300 COMPOSERS, and 800 SINGERS, CONDUCTORS, PRODUCERS, DESIGNERS AND LIBRETTISTS. Included is a listing for Bruno Bartoletti, world famous Italian conductor, and ARTISTIC DIRECTOR of the LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGO, where ARDIS KRAINIK was GENERAL DIRECTOR FOR 15 YEARS   

AN EXCELLENT COPY OF A SIGNIFICANT OPERA REFERENCE, MADE SPECIAL BY THE SIGNATURES OF BARTOLETTI AND KRAINIK, INVALUABLE CONTRIBUTORS TO THE SUCCESS AND WORLD-CLASS REPUTATION OF THE LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGO, FOUND FOR YOU BY dabookman. AS USUAL...THERE IS NO RESERVE!  

                   

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