Lex

Browse

GenresShelvesPremiumBlog

Company

AboutJobsPartnersSell on LexAffiliates

Audio

Lex StudioVoicesFirst chapter freeAudiobook pricingAudiobook samplesAudiobook guidesAudio blog

Resources

DocsInvite FriendsFAQ

Legal

Terms of ServicePrivacy Policygeneral@lex-books.com+1 951-551-2243WhatsApp (international)

© 2026 LexBooks, Inc. All rights reserved.

The Opera: A Sketch of the Development of Opera. with Full Descriptions of All Works in the Modern Repertory.

R. A. Streatfeild

Read

The Opera: A Sketch of the Development of Opera. with Full Descriptions of All Works in the Modern Repertory.

R. A. Streatfeild

History - Other, Music

The Opera: A Sketch of the Development of Opera, written by R. A. Streatfeild in 1897, provides a historical account of opera from its inception in the late 16th century to the modern repertoire. The book examines the origins of opera, highlighting key figures such as Jacopo Peri and Monteverdi, and discusses the evolution of various styles and the contributions of composers like Gluck and Mozart. This comprehensive exploration serves as an essential resource for understanding the rich history and development of opera as an art form.

Project Gutenberg

A historical account written in the early 20th century that explores the development of opera from its inception to the...

Editions

The Opera: A Sketch of the Development of Opera. with Full Descriptions of All Works in the Modern Repertory.
The Opera: A Sketch of the Development of Opera. with Full Descriptions of All Works in the Modern Repertory.Current
Project Gutenberg · 377 pages
EPUB

Link to this book

Add a free, dofollow link to Lex on your blog, forum, syllabus, or reading list.

Read The Opera: A Sketch of the Development of Opera. with Full Descriptions of All Works in the Modern Repertory. by R. A. Streatfeild free on Lex
HTML
<a href="https://lex-books.com/book/the-opera-a-sketch-of-the-development-of-opera-with-full-descriptions-of-all-wor-7a079690-5069-45f9-98c2-b12561739d30"><img src="https://lex-books.com/badges/read-on-lex.svg" alt="Read The Opera: A Sketch of the Development of Opera. with Full Descriptions of All Works in the Modern Repertory. by R. A. Streatfeild free on Lex" width="160" height="40"></a>
Markdown
[![Read The Opera: A Sketch of the Development of Opera. with Full Descriptions of All Works in the Modern Repertory. by R. A. Streatfeild free on Lex](https://lex-books.com/badges/read-on-lex.svg)](https://lex-books.com/book/the-opera-a-sketch-of-the-development-of-opera-with-full-descriptions-of-all-wor-7a079690-5069-45f9-98c2-b12561739d30)
BBCode
[url=https://lex-books.com/book/the-opera-a-sketch-of-the-development-of-opera-with-full-descriptions-of-all-wor-7a079690-5069-45f9-98c2-b12561739d30][img]https://lex-books.com/badges/read-on-lex.svg[/img][/url]
Plain link
Read The Opera: A Sketch of the Development of Opera. with Full Descriptions of All Works in the Modern Repertory. by R. A. Streatfeild free on Lex: https://lex-books.com/book/the-opera-a-sketch-of-the-development-of-opera-with-full-descriptions-of-all-wor-7a079690-5069-45f9-98c2-b12561739d30

Cite this book

Reading this edition for a paper or guide? Copy a citation.

MLA
Streatfeild, R. A.. The Opera: A Sketch of the Development of Opera. with Full Descriptions of All Works in the Modern Repertory.. Lex, lex-books.com/book/the-opera-a-sketch-of-the-development-of-opera-with-full-descriptions-of-all-wor-7a079690-5069-45f9-98c2-b12561739d30.
APA
Streatfeild, R. A. (n.d.). The Opera: A Sketch of the Development of Opera. with Full Descriptions of All Works in the Modern Repertory.. Lex. https://lex-books.com/book/the-opera-a-sketch-of-the-development-of-opera-with-full-descriptions-of-all-wor-7a079690-5069-45f9-98c2-b12561739d30
Chicago
Streatfeild, R. A.. The Opera: A Sketch of the Development of Opera. with Full Descriptions of All Works in the Modern Repertory.. Lex. https://lex-books.com/book/the-opera-a-sketch-of-the-development-of-opera-with-full-descriptions-of-all-wor-7a079690-5069-45f9-98c2-b12561739d30.

About the author

R
R. A. Streatfeild
1866-1919

Pioneering British author of children's literature, celebrated for her stories about aspiring artists.

Shelves with this book

right arrow
The Turn ofthe Screw1898Henry James
War and Peace
The Opera: ASketch of theDevelopmentof Opera....R. A. Streatfe...

Opera

104 books

More books like this

right arrow

Great Bandsof America

1952

Alberta Powell Graham

Great Bands of America

MusicalInstruments,Historic,Rare and...

Alfred J. Hipkins

Letters ofFelixMendelssohnBartholdy...

Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy

Letters of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy from Italy and Switzerland

The OperaticProblem

1902

William Johnson Galloway

Handel: TheStory of aLittle BoyWho...

Thomas Tapper

Handel: The Story of a Little Boy Who Practiced in an Attic

The Mastersand TheirMusic: ASeries of...

W. S. B. Mathews

HarpsichordsandClavichords

1969

Cynthia A. Hoover

Harpsichords and Clavichords

A letter to... the dukeofNorthumbe...

Thomas Doubleday

PDF

History ofmusic andart inIllinois,...

Frances Cheney Bennett

PDF

Grove'sDictionaryof music andmusicians

Grove, George, 1820-1900, editor

PDF

The historyof modernmusic; acourse of...

Hullah, John Pyke, 1812-1884

PDF

The spiritof Frenchmusic

1921

Lasserre, Pierre, 1867-1930

PDF

An essay onmusicalexpression

1775

Charles Avison

PDF

Agriculturalco-operation

1912

Sinclair, John F

PDF

Letters of abaritone

1895

Walker, Francis, singer

PDF

JohannesBrahms imBriefwechselmit Th....

Brahms, Johannes

PDF