Opernyi slovar' - Gozenpud A.

The dictionary was written by one of the most authoritative domestic experts in the opera house - Abram Akimovic Gozenpud (1908-2004) - art scientist, doctor of philological sciences, professor of St. Petersburg Academy of Dramatic Art. More than 500 articles are devoted to the most remarkable phenomena of the opera genre. Data are provided on the sources and authors of the libretto, the history of the creation of operas, as well as the presentation of subjects, a brief description of the music; tells about the stage history of the works and their outstanding performers. The introductory article provides a brief overview of the history of the opera.

Second - reworked, refined and supplemented - reissue of the most authoritative opera dictionary, released for the first time in 1965. The dictionary is addressed to musical theatre figures, opera artists, musicians and a wide range of music and theatre lovers.