This edition of Phantom of the Opera is a set text for FCE from December 2008 to December 2009!
Upper-Intermediate (2300 headwords). Cassette read in American English.
The world-famous work of Gaston Leroux.
There is a climate of secrecy and fear at the Paris Opera. People are dying and a beautiful, talented young singer has disappeared. Is this the work of the Opera ghost? Is the ghost a man or a monster? And what else will he do to get what he wants?

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Over the past decade or so the BBC has broadcast an intermittent series called: 'The Real History Of Opera', in which Huw Edwards sets an opera in its contemporary cultural & political background.
Here he examines 'Così Fan Tutte'. And very good it is too.

Spanning 400 years of musical drama, from the late Renaissance and including such classical masters as Verdi, Puccini, and Bizet, this is the complete visual guidebook to the great operas, their composers and performance history.

Richly illustrated and beautifully written, this book captures the art, lyricism, passion and excitement of opera through the ages. It is an ideal companion for opera newcomers and devotees alike.

From basic explanations of the history of opera to details of classic scores - all told in a witty, conversational tone and accompanied by hundreds of full-color photos.