books.google.com - When first published in 1947, "A Short History of Opera" immediately achieved international status as a classic in the field. Now, more than five decades later, this thoroughly revised and expanded fourth edition informs and entertains opera lovers just as its predecessors have.The fourth edition incorporates...http://books.google.com/books/about/A_Short_History_of_Opera.html?id=l_b2vIXHsUkC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareA Short History of Opera