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UNIVERSITY MUSICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA CHIEF EDITOR LOUIS C. ELSON New England Conservatory of Music In Ten Vol. I. A History of Music Primitive, Ancient, Medieval, and Modern Euro pean Vol. II. A History of Music Music in America Special Articles Vol. III. Great Composers Vol. I V. Great Composers Continued Vol. V. Religious Music of the World Vol. VI Vocal Music and Musicians The Vocal Art Great Vocalists Famous Songs VoL VI L The Opera History and Guide. Vol. VIII. The Theory of Music Piano Technique VoL IX, University Dictionary of Music and Musicians VoU X, University Dictionary of Music and Musicians Continued The UNIVERsSlTY SOCIETY PUBLISHERS UNIVERSITY MUSICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA THE OPERA HISTORY AND GUIDE Containing Detailed Plots of the Principal Operas Jty Marty Ertthtfnt Edit en Experts and Special Contributors, including LILLIAN NORDIC A, GUSTAV KQBBK, E. MARKHAM LEE, CHARLES ANNESLEY, and FRANZ CHARLEY THE UNIVKRSITY SOCIETY NEW YORK CONTENTS THE OPERA HISTORY AND GUIDE PAGE ORIGIN AXD DEVELOPMENT OF OPERA i PHASES OF OPERATIC .. HISTORY, AND MISCELLANY ENGLISH OPERA FROM THE EIGHTEENTH TO THE PRESENT CENTURY 17 SLAVONIC OPERA 22 OPERA TO-DAY IN ITALY, GERMANY, AND FRANCE 27 THE CHIEF OPKRA HOUSES OF THK WORLD 35 FFSHOOTS AND CURIOSITIKS OF OPERA 45 THE TASK OF THK PRIM A DONNA 66 By Lillian Nordica WARNERS PERSONALITY 72 I y tiustav Kobbc THE BUSINESS SIDB OF GRAND OPERA 86 tty Gustav Kobbc STORIES OF THE OPERAS UmON FROM THK SERAGLIO, TlIE 163 TAINK - 101 AWA . H, , tt, 106 V CONTENTS FRITZ ARMIDE BALLO IN MASCHERA, UN ..................... BALLO IN MASCUKRA, OR GUSTAVUS THE THIRD. BARDER UF BAGDAD, Tin- ...................... BARKER OF SEVILLE, TIIK ..................... HARDIERVON BAGDAD, L EI .................... BARHIERE DI SEVHILIA, Ii ...................... BARTERED BRIDE, THE ........................ HAT, TIIK .................................. BEIDI N SCHUTZ. EN, DTK ....................... BLACK. DOMINO, THE ........................ Bon KM E, 1, A ................................ BOHEMIAN GIRL, THE ........................ CARM EN .................................... CAVALLEKIA RITSTU-ANA ...................... Cn. LE .................................... CONTKS nliOKFMANX, I. KS .................. . . C S1 KAN TUTTK .............................. CRICKET ON THE 1 1 EARTH, THK ................ CXAR AXD CARrKXTKR ........................ CZAR CTND IMMERMANN ......... . ........... DAME HLANC-HK, I - A .......................... DAM NATION I E FATST. LA ................... DAUGHTER OF THE KK IMKNT, THK ............ DtNORAtr .................................. . DOMINO NOIK, I-K ........... ., .............. . DON C IIOVAN MX ............................. DON JTJAN ............................... . . DON PASQUAT-K ............................. DRAOONS DK Vn. LARs, I-KS .................... KLEKTRA ....... . ........., ., ., ....., ...... KNTFflIRrNG AlS PEM SKRA1I DlE ............ ERN AN r .......................... . ..... .... FALSTAKF .................................. 171 I Al TST ............................. . ....... t 7 C r ............ .......... . ......... i n CONTENTS vii, PAGE FlDELIO 178 FIGLIA DEL REGGIMENTO, LA 181 FIRE FAMINE, THE 176 FLEDERMAUS, DIE 183 FLIEGENDE HOLLANDER, DER 187 KLVING DUTCHMAN, THE 187 FUA DIAVOLO 190 FREISCIIUTZ, DER 192 FRIEND FRITZ 107 TKNOVKVA 196 GoTTERDAMMERUNG 198 GUILLAUME TELL 202 Gl. T STAVl 8 THE TlTIRD 1 14HANS UEILING 204 HANSEL ITND GRETEI 207 1 IKIMCHKN AM IfERi t DAS 211 HKRMJTS HELL, THE 157 I IOKKMANNS TALKS 137 J 1 UGUENOTS, LKS 214 IPHIGKNIB KN AIJLIDK 217 I PHIGENTK KN TAURIDE 2Ip JKWKSS, THE 223 JONGLKUR DM NoTRE-DAMK, I-K 221 JOSEPH 222 Ju, LER OK NOTRK-DAMK, THE 221 JTIVK, LA 223 KoNKiix VON SAHA, DIE 226 I-OHKNCJRIN 229 LOITISK 232 LIUMA ni LAM MKUMOOK 235 LrCRK IA PxiRGIA 236 LusTir...