Project Gutenberg 2009-01-14 Public domain in the USA. 742 Annesley, Charles Tittmann, Anna Tittmann, Charles The Standard Operaglass Detailed Plots of One Hundred and Fifty-one Celebrated Operas Produced by Al Haines "The Standard-Operaglass" by Charles Annesley is a reference guide focused on opera, written in the early 20th century. The work contains detailed plots and critical remarks for one hundred and fifty-one famous operas, making it a valuable resource for opera enthusiasts and critics alike. Readers can expect insights into the composers, notable characters, and historical context behind these works, enhancing their overall appreciation of operatic art. At the start of the text, the author provides an overview of how the guide is structured, beginning with "Abu Hassan," a comic opera by Weber. The summary details the plot of the opera, describing the main character, Abu Hassan, who finds himself in financial trouble and concocts a scheme involving his wife to improve his situation. Following this, the opening continues with summaries of more operas, such as Meyerbeer’s "L'Africaine" and Verdi's "Aida," which are briefly outlined alongside their plots and notable elements, suggesting that the book aims to succinctly convey essential stories and themes from a vast repertoire of opera. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 67.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Operas -- Stories, plots, etc. MT Text Opera Category: Music Category: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference 946839 2025-08-10T08:22:42.176721 text/html 898281 2021-01-03T08:42:26 text/html 498138 2025-08-10T08:23:00.141672 application/epub+zip 505043 2025-08-10T08:22:47.980676 application/epub+zip 442403 2025-08-10T08:22:45.359739 application/epub+zip 824710 2025-08-10T08:23:07.292099 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 769698 2025-08-10T08:22:56.940697 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 678604 2022-09-11T11:10:18.772128 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 825732 2025-08-10T08:22:39.946742 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 825187 2021-01-03T08:42:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 825363 2021-01-03T08:42:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19768 2025-08-10T08:23:07.443095 application/rdf+xml 14108 2025-08-10T08:22:45.898693 image/jpeg 3876 2025-08-10T08:22:45.631686 image/jpeg 313887 2021-01-03T08:42:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 371378 2021-01-03T08:42:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 313585 2021-01-03T08:42:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 447993 2025-08-10T08:22:42.249738 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