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Benjamin Britten: Billy Budd (Cambridge Opera Handbooks)
Benjamin Britten Billy Budd - Cambridge Opera Handbooks
Author: Mervyn Cooke, Philip Reed
Billy Budd, based on Herman Melville's nautical allegory, is one of Britten's most challenging operas. This comprehensive guide considers the work from both literary and musical viewpoints. Melville's novella is discussed, as is the interpretation given to the novella by the librettists E. M. Forster and Eric Crozier. A detailed synopsis guides ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780521383288
ISBN-10: 0521383285
Publication Date: 7/30/1993
Pages: 192
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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