Download or read book The Bluffer s Guide to the Classics written by Ross Leckie and published by Oval Projects Ltd. This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Be an instant expert in opera and bluff your way Z99 all aficianados No heroics required just a sense of humor From Demi-Gods to Democracy and Oracles to Oratory the Bluffers Guide to the Classics offers all you need to know to achieve th

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Download or read book Bluff Your Way in Opera written by Peter Gammond and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Bluffer s Guide to Opera written by Keith Hann and published by Bluffer's Guides. This book was released on 2013-08-01 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Instantly acquire all the knowledge you need to pass as an expert in the world of opera. Never again confuse a castrato with a contralto, a prima donna with sopratitoli, or O Sole Mio with an ice cream advert. Bask in the admiration of your fellow opera lovers as you pronounce confidently on the merits of Donizetti’s bel canto over Wagner’s leitmotiv, and hold your own against the most sneering of opera buffs.

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