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Discusses the workings of symbolism in opera and the importance of staging an opera in keeping with the composer's intentions. Donington's analysis includes scenes and characters from operas by Monteverdi, Mozart, Verdi, Wagner, Bizet, Puccini, Debussy, Strauss, Stravinsky, Berg and others.

Opera and its Symbols

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    A Paperback by Robert Donington

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      Publisher Yale University Press
      Published 9 October 1992
      ISBN-13 9780300056617
      978-0300056617
      ISBN-10 0300056613
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      Entertainment Opera

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      Book Synopsis
      Discusses the workings of symbolism in opera and the importance of staging an opera in keeping with the composer's intentions. Donington's analysis includes scenes and characters from operas by Monteverdi, Mozart, Verdi, Wagner, Bizet, Puccini, Debussy, Strauss, Stravinsky, Berg and others.

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