Cambridge University Press

an outstanding and substantive discussion of Da Ponte's role in creating the libretto of Figaro...The synopsis of the plot includes significant musical factors, although not at the expense of... — Notes: Journal of the Music Library Association More…

This extraordinary book (in the highly respected `Cambridge Opera Handbooks' series) is the first full-length study of Salome in English since Lawrence Gilman's Strauss' `Salome, (1907)...Very... — Choice More…

if you are interested in finding out about Wagner or think for one minute that you know everything about The Flying Dutchman, you should go out and buy this book immediately — BBC Music Magazine More…

The latest addition to a growing body of work on Modest Musorgsky makes a major contribution. The authors, veterans in the field, have approached Musorgsky's masterpiece from multiple directions,... — Notes: Journal of the Music Library Association More…

This is very much the academic's Wagner, pinned out dry on the dissection table ... [an] impressive and information-packed volume — BBC Music Magazine More…