{"product_id":"9781461673903","title":"The Zarzuela Companion","description":"It has been said that zarzuela means to Spain what operetta means to Vienna, Offenbach to Paris, Gilbert and Sullivan to London, and the musical to Broadway. Zarzuela is Spain's unique contribution to lyric theatre, a mixture of spoken and sung drama with a complex history extending over four centuries. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Zarzuela Companion\u003c\/i\u003e is a comprehensive guide to zarzuela's most popular and romantic works written after 1850, with chapters devoted to the major Spanish zarzuela composers, writers and singers. Complete synopses of all sixty works selected are delivered at the level of detail necessary for non-Spanish speakers to follow along with ease. The book also features special sections on the history of the genre, and on the parallel Catalan and Cuban zarzuela traditions. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA foreword by Plácido Domingo, a selected discography with current catalog reference numbers, a brief bilingual bibliography and glossary of Spanish terms make this book indispensable for the newcomer and \u003ci\u003eaficionado\u003c\/i\u003e alike.","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield Publishers, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47141130830064,"sku":"9781461673903","price":92.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781461673903_p0.jpg?v=1769889908","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781461673903","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}