History of the Opera from its Origin in Italy to the present Time: With Anecdotes of the Most Celebrated Composers and Vocalists of Europe

· 1906

Preface, Prelude, Prologue, Introduction, Overture, &c.--The Origin of the Opera in Italy, and its introduction into Germany.--Its History in Europe; Division of the subject 1 On the Nature of the Opera, and its Merits as compared with other forms of the Drama 36…

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