Reproduction of the original: The Complete Opera Book by Gustav Kobbé

Handy practical guide to three of Mozart's most popular operas. Excellent line-for-line English translations face the Italian texts. Also introductions, plot synopses, and lists of characters for each opera.

Story of a male Beijing opera star, his love for another male singer, and the beautiful courtesan who comes between them, sweeps through five decades of Chinese history.