Download or read book The Standard Operas - Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers written by George P. Upton and published by Shelley Press. This book was released on 2011-07 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.