Ewen, David,  1907-1985. <br/><br/>
The new encyclopedia of the opera / 
By David Ewen. 
 - New York :  Hill and Wang,  [1971]. 
 - viii, 759 pages :  24 cm. 
<br/><br/> Previous editions have title: Encyclopedia of the opera. 
<br/><br/> Contains synopses of every major opera and some lesser-known works; biographies of composers, librettists, singers, conductors, impressarios, stage directors, critics, teachers, and musicologists; literary sources of opera; histories of opera houses and festivals; definitions of terms; descriptions of important vocal and instrumental passages. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0809072629 (hardback) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Opera--Encyclopedias.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>782.103