Eyewitness Companions: Opera

From Baroque to Italian, from Vivaldi to Debussy, explore 400 years of music drama from late-Renaissance Italy to works from contemporary names including Philip Glass and Thomas Adès.

Discover hundreds of classic and modern opera interpretations, learn about the lives of operatic masters, from Monteverdi to Adams plus, read act-by-act synopses of more than 160 operas from Madama Butterfly and Tosca to Candide and The Maid of Pskov signposting the highlights of each opera and helping you follow the story-line and identify characters.

Eyewitness Companions Opera – music for your ears and eyes.