Fidelio

Product Description


A comprehensive guide to Beethoven's FIDELIO, featuring Principal Characters, Brief Synopsis, Story Narrative with Music Highlight Examples, and an insightful Commentary and Analysis.


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About the Author


Burton D. Fisher is a former opera conductor, author-publisher of the Opera Classics Library Series, Opera Journeys Mini Guide Series, Opera Journeys Libretto Series, and the new college text, A History of Opera: Milestones and Metamorphoses, principal lecturer for the Opera Journeys Lecture Series, an accredited undergraduate course at Florida International University, a commissioned author of Season Opera Guides and Program Notes for regional opera companies, and a frequent opera commentator on National Public Radio.