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The Random House book of opera stories / retold by Ad�ele Geras ; illustrations by Ian Beck ... [et al.] ; costume designs by Rosemary Vercoe.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Random House, 1998, c1997.Edition: 1st American edDescription: 127 p. : col. ill ; 28 cmISBN:
  • 0679993150 (lib. bdg.)
  • 0679893156 (pbk.)
Other title:
  • Opera stories
Uniform titles:
  • Orchard book of opera stories
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 782.1/0269 22
LOC classification:
  • MT95 .G47 1998
Contents:
The magic flute, or, The test of true love / music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ; illustrations by Jane Ray -- Aida, or, Two lovelorn princesses / music by Giuseppe Verdi ; illustrations by Louise Brierley -- Carmen, or, The gypsy and the soldier / music by Georges Bizet ; illustrations by Emma Chichester Clark -- The cunning little vixen, or, Forest magic / music by Leo�s Jan�a�cek ; illustrations by Ian Beck -- Turandot, or, The ice maiden / music by Giacomo Puccini ; illustrations by Sheila Moxley -- Cinderella, or, The triumph of goodness / music by Giacomo Rossini ; illustrations by Susan Field -- Hansel and Gretel, or, The defeat of the nibbling witch / music by Engelbert Humperdinck ; illustrations by Sophie Windham -- The love for three oranges, or, A somewhat silly story! / music by Sergei Prokofiev ; illustrations by Katya Mikhailovsky.
Summary: Presents illustrated retellings of eight opera stories including "Carmen" and "The Magic Flute" and includes introductions on the composers.
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Previously published: Orchard book of opera stories by Orchard Books.

The magic flute, or, The test of true love / music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ; illustrations by Jane Ray -- Aida, or, Two lovelorn princesses / music by Giuseppe Verdi ; illustrations by Louise Brierley -- Carmen, or, The gypsy and the soldier / music by Georges Bizet ; illustrations by Emma Chichester Clark -- The cunning little vixen, or, Forest magic / music by Leo�s Jan�a�cek ; illustrations by Ian Beck -- Turandot, or, The ice maiden / music by Giacomo Puccini ; illustrations by Sheila Moxley -- Cinderella, or, The triumph of goodness / music by Giacomo Rossini ; illustrations by Susan Field -- Hansel and Gretel, or, The defeat of the nibbling witch / music by Engelbert Humperdinck ; illustrations by Sophie Windham -- The love for three oranges, or, A somewhat silly story! / music by Sergei Prokofiev ; illustrations by Katya Mikhailovsky.

Wilson's Children.

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Presents illustrated retellings of eight opera stories including "Carmen" and "The Magic Flute" and includes introductions on the composers.

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