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Vol. 1: The Operas of Francis Poulenc

In this first volume of Tales of Love, Loss, Magic, and Reality: Setting the Stage for Opera and Ballet, the stories within the powerful and thought-provoking operas of Francis Poulenc are broken down scene by scene with historical information about each opera.

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“I found this book to be very informative and engaging. Not knowing much about opera myself, this treatise explained and detailed both the opera composer and his art. The language was clear and precise and painted a picture of the opera it was describing – which isn’t always easy when trying to translate music into the written word. I highly recommend this and look forward to more volumes in the series.”

Vol. 2: Beyond the Doorway: The Operas of Claude Debussy, Paul Dukas, and Maurice Ravel

Not all fairytales have happy endings. Composers Claude Debussy, Paul Dukas, and Maurice Ravel, through their operas, teach their audiences that love often comes with a price. Stephen J. Trygar explores these operas—from Debussy’s epic tale of forbidden love in Pélleas et Mélisande to a temper tantrum gone awry in L’Enfant et les Sortilèges—to allow those interested in attending a performance or listening to a recording an opportunity to understand the message woven into the music by these composers.

Vol. 2 of the anthology Tales of Love, Loss, Magic, and Reality provides detailed synopses, moments in the music to look out for, and recommended recordings of each of these operas to make your night out at the opera a more enjoyable experience.

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Vol. 3: The Language of Flowers: The Ballets of Claude Debussy, Paul Dukas, and Maurice Ravel

What if the lines between reality and fantasy blurred for one night? Composers Claude Debussy, Paul Dukas, and Maurice Ravel attempt to answer this question through their ballets. From Debussy’s depiction of a love triangle amidst a game of tennis in Jeux to Ravel’s unique retelling of the classic fairytales in Ma Mère l’Oye, Stephen J. Trygar unravels the fantastical stories of these composers to allow those interested in attending a performance of, or listening to a recording of, these breathtaking ballets to experience the magic.

Vol. 3 of the anthology Tales of Love, Loss, Magic, and Reality: Setting the Stage for Opera and Ballet provides detailed synopses, moments in the music to look out for, and recommended recordings of each of these ballets to make your night out at the ballet a more enjoyable experience.

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