Project Gutenberg 2005-02-08 Public domain in the USA. 436 Upton, George P. (George Putnam) 1834 1919 Upton, George Putnam The Standard Operas: Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers (12th edition) E-text prepared by David Newman, Keith M. Eckrich, and the Project Gutenberg Online Disributed Proofreading Team "The Standard Operas: Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers" by George P. Upton is a comprehensive handbook on operas, published during the late 19th century. This work aims to provide readers with a brief but informative overview of operas likely to be performed during regular seasons, featuring insights into each composer's biography, the plot of the operas, notable musical elements, and historical context. The opening of the handbook introduces its objectives and methodology, emphasizing the author’s intent to present accessible information to opera enthusiasts, regardless of their musical education. Upton includes a preface that outlines the structure of the book, detailing the inclusion of prominent scenes, notable musical pieces, and original casts. Following the preface, the contents list various notable composers, such as Auber and Donizetti, along with their signature works, indicating that the subsequent chapters will delve into individual operas, exploring their unique stories, scores, and their contributions to the operatic repertoire. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 66.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Operas -- Stories, plots, etc. MT Text Opera Browsing: Music Browsing: Performing Arts/Film Category: Art Category: Music Category: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference 580448 2025-06-06T11:16:04.584580 text/html 580269 2025-01-14T20:18:10.838454 text/html 321312 2025-06-06T11:16:14.958557 application/epub+zip 327148 2025-06-06T11:16:08.637597 application/epub+zip 297010 2025-06-06T11:16:07.120563 application/epub+zip 644523 2025-06-06T11:16:20.023547 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 609559 2025-06-06T11:16:13.858534 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 472591 2022-09-07T19:14:24.368617 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 546584 2025-06-06T11:16:04.038589 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 545762 2020-12-19T10:42:45 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 210711 2020-12-19T10:42:45 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 545978 2020-12-19T10:42:45 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 210411 2020-12-19T10:42:45 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19315 2025-06-06T11:16:20.172506 application/rdf+xml 24270 2025-06-06T11:16:07.678581 image/jpeg 4459 2025-06-06T11:16:07.399581 image/jpeg 314269 2025-06-06T11:16:04.632585 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia