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The reader will learn the difference between Italian and German Opera and why you don't have to study a new language to enjoy Opera

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For ages 12 months and up

A Mad Love: An Introduction to Opera peacock ornament The reader will learn theThere are few art forms as visceral and emotional as opera and few that are as daunting for newcomers. A Mad Love offers a spirited and indispensable tour of opera's eclectic past and present, beginning with Monteverdi's L'Orfeo in 1607, generally considered the first successful opera, through classics like Carmen and La Boheme, and spanning to Brokeback Mountain and The Death of Klinghoffer in recent years. Musician and critic Vivien Schweitzer