Project Gutenberg 2009-01-14 Public domain in the USA. 98 Annesley, Charles, pseud. The Standard Operaglass Detailed Plots of One Hundred and Fifty-one Celebrated Operas Produced by Al Haines "The Standard-Operaglass" by Charles Annesley is a reference guide focused on opera, written in the early 20th century. The work contains detailed plots and critical remarks for one hundred and fifty-one famous operas, making it a valuable resource for opera enthusiasts and critics alike. Readers can expect insights into the composers, notable characters, and historical context behind these works, enhancing their overall appreciation of operatic art. At the start of the text, the author provides an overview of how the guide is structured, beginning with "Abu Hassan," a comic opera by Weber. The summary details the plot of the opera, describing the main character, Abu Hassan, who finds himself in financial trouble and concocts a scheme involving his wife to improve his situation. Following this, the opening continues with summaries of more operas, such as Meyerbeer’s "L'Africaine" and Verdi's "Aida," which are briefly outlined alongside their plots and notable elements, suggesting that the book aims to succinctly convey essential stories and themes from a vast repertoire of opera. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Operas -- Stories, plots, etc. MT Text Opera Browsing: Literature Browsing: Music Browsing: Performing Arts/Film 946708 912887 2024-09-10T12:29:38.468994 2023-09-11T05:45:47.261481 text/html text/html 898281 2021-01-03T08:42:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 371378 2021-01-03T08:42:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 478691 2024-09-10T12:29:56.392858 application/epub+zip 485880 2024-09-10T12:29:43.096933 application/epub+zip 436656 2024-09-10T12:29:40.632982 application/epub+zip 768301 2024-09-10T12:30:04.239821 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 713223 2024-09-10T12:29:52.977938 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 678604 2022-09-11T11:10:18.772128 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 825494 825490 2024-09-10T12:29:36.135018 2023-09-11T05:45:45.202457 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 825363 2021-01-03T08:42:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 313585 2021-01-03T08:42:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 17995 2024-09-10T12:30:05.113816 application/rdf+xml 10725 2024-09-10T12:29:41.029982 image/jpeg 2842 2024-09-10T12:29:40.828930 image/jpeg 430966 2024-09-10T12:29:38.550045 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog