Opera

<p><em>Opera</em> is the only guide to the research writings on all aspects of opera. This second edition presents 2833 titles--over 2000 more than the first edition--of books parts of books articles and dissertations with full bibliographic descriptions and critical annotations. Users will find the core literature on the operas of 320 individual composers and details of operatic life in 43 countries. All relevant works through to November 1999 have been considered covering more than fifteen years of literature since the first edition was published.</p>