30 essays on opera, written between 1952 and 1985, are collected and arranged by topic.

Reinhard Strohm examines the relationship between Handel's great operas and the earlier European Baroque tradition.

Once tainted by association with Hitler and Nazism, Richard Wagner's work has experienced an international cultural renaissance in the last 25 years. His magnum

The study of opera in the second half of the eighteenth century has flourished during the last several decades, and our knowledge of the operas written during t

These essays by respected scholars examine representative operatic productions from diverse national schools and periods, together forming a comprehensive histo