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The story of opera

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By E. Markham Lee
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A concise historical and practical survey that defines opera and traces its development from early experiments through the major national schools and stylistic shifts. It profiles influential reformers and composers, contrasts forms such as opera buffa, grand opera, and romantic/national traditions, and discusses the changing relationship between music and drama. Chapters explain how to listen to and appreciate operatic works, and appendices assemble reference material, repertory information, and comparative data on institutional support for opera.

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Title: The story of opera

Author: E. Markham Lee

Editor: Frederick James Crowest

Release date: May 8, 2025 [eBook #76044]
Most recently updated: January 10, 2026

Language: English

Original publication: London: The Walter Scott Publishing Co., Ltd, 1909

Credits: Jane Robins and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

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  • THE STORY OF ORATORIO. By Annie Patterson,
  • B.A., Mus. Doc. With Illustrations.
  • THE STORY OF NOTATION. By C. F. Abdy
  • Williams, M.A., Mus. Bac. With Illustrations.
  • THE STORY OF THE ORGAN. By C. F. Abdy
  • Williams, M.A., Mus. Bac. With Illustrations.
  • THE STORY OF CHAMBER MUSIC. By N. Kilburn,
  • Mus. Bac. With Illustrations.
  • THE STORY OF THE VIOLIN. By Paul Stoeving.
  • With Illustrations.
  • THE STORY OF THE HARP. By W. H. Grattan-Flood,
  • Mus. Doc. With Illustrations.
  • THE STORY OF ORGAN MUSIC. By C. F. Abdy Williams,
  • M.A., Mus. Bac. With Illustrations.
  • THE STORY OF ENGLISH MUSIC (1604-1904)—
  • MUSICIANS’ COMPANY LECTURES.
  • THE STORY OF MINSTRELSY. By Edmondstoune Duncan.
  • With Illustrations.
  • THE STORY OF MUSICAL FORM. By Clarence Lucas.

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The Story of Opera

BY
E. Markham Lee
M.A.; Mus. Doc., Cantab.

London
The Walter Scott Publishing Co., Ltd.
New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons
1909