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most persons attending an opera wish to know only its story without reading its entire libretto : opera stories is published for this reason and contains in few words the stories (divided into acts) of 180 operas and 5 ballets : also portraits of leading singers
117 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.
From the Howard Mayer Brown, Edward Downes and Mary Schieffelin Book Collections, October 2004.