First published as Imagine this: growing up with my brother John Lennon: How operas are created by composers and librettists: the life of Jack Beeson, American opera composer. Blanning, T. C. W. The triumph of music: the rise of composers, musicians and their art. The librettist of Venice: the remarkable life of Lorenzo Da Ponte, Mozart's poet, Casanova's friend, and Italian opera's impresario in America. Messiaen's explorations of love and death: musico-poetic signification in the Tristan trilogy and three related song cycles. Messiaen's interpretations of holiness and Trinity: echoes of medieval theology in the oratorio, organ meditations, and opera. Sonic transformations of literary texts: from program music to musical ekphrasis: nine essays. Magic flutes & enchanted fores...
...Smith, Patti. Trois. Arles: Actes Sud, 2008. 3 vols. ISBN 9782742774647. LC 2008-448...LC 2008-462148. Lisboa Junior, Luiz Americo. Compositores e intérpretes baianos...