La Boheme (Book and CD's): The Complete Opera on Two CDs Featuring Nicolai Gedda and Mirella Freni [With 2 CD's] (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781579125097)

The Black Dog Opera Library is the best, easiest and most informative and budget-friendly way to enjoy four of the greatest operas of all time.

Finally available again, and packaged with gorgeous new covers, each book in the library includes the complete opera on 2 CDs, featuring world-class performances and orchestras; the complete libretto, plus its English translation; an exciting history of the opera; a biography of the composer; a synopsis of the story, broken down by act and scene; and dozens of photographs and drawings depicting performances, singers, sets, costumes, and more.

La Bohè features Nicolai Gedda and Mirella Freni, with Thomas Schippers conducting the Orchestro e Coro del Teatro dell'Opera di Roma.

Also available:

Carmen features Grace Bumbry, Jon Vickers, Mirella Freni, and Kostas Paskalis, with Rafael Fru beck de Burgos conducting the Orchestra of the ThÃ(c)re National de l'OpÃ(c). La Traviata features Beverly Sills, Nicolai Gedda, and Rolando Panerai, with Aldo Ceccato conducting the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; The Marriage of Figaro features Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Heather Harper, Judith Blegen, Geraint Evans, Teresa Berganza, and Birgit Finniläwith Daniel Barenboim conducting the English Chamber Orchestra.

Listen. Enjoy. Learn.

Author: Giacomo Puccini
ISBN-10: 1579125093
ISBN-13: 9781579125097
Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
Language: English
Published: 11/01/2005
Pages: 144
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.88lbs
Size: 7.42h x 5.94w x 0.76d

Review Citation(s):
Ingram Advance 10/01/2005 pg. 230

About the Author
Tosca is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini based on the Victorien Sardou's dramatic play La Tosca. Tosca is dramatic and beautiful. To this day it is one of the most frequently preformed operas.