Chapter 1
Preface
The Complete Opera Book has been an important opera reference work since its first publication in 1919. It has been revised and updated a number of times, most famously by George Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood, and most recently in 1997.
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ILLUSTRATIONS
By Gustav Kobbé
All-of-a-Sudden Carmen
The Complete Opera Book
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