Four Centuries of Opera

This volume traces the history of opera through 380 years from Ottavio Rinuccini's libretto for Jacopo Per's La Dafne (1598) to John Eaton's Danton & Robespierre (1978). Each of the 53 operas discussed is illustrated by a page from the composer's autograph manuscript, drafts, or sketches or from an early (often first) edition of the score or libretto.132 Pages