First edition, 1946. The only general history of opera in Holland. It is a plain
narrative, with some illustrations. No chronologies, bibliography, or index.New Zealand
- Brusey, Phyllis Wilkins. Ring Down the Curtain.Wellington: C. Rex Moni-
gatti, 1973. xii, 192p. and 48p. of plates. ML1751 .N5 N56.
A well-illustrated popular history of operatic life in the country. Includes a list
of productions of the New Zealand Opera Company from 1954 to 1971. No
bibliography or index. - Hurst, Maurice Gordon. Music and the Stage in New Zealand, 1840–1943.
Auckland: C. Begg, 1944. 112p. ML1751 .N5 H6.
A narrative account of companies and performances; no chronologies.
Norway
- Grinde, Nils. A History of Norwegian Music.Trans. William H. Halverson
and Leland B. Sateren. Lincoln: U. of Nebraska Press, 1991. xxiii, 418p. ISBN
0-8032-2135-5. ML312 .G7513.
Originally Norsk musikhistorie,3rd ed. (Oslo, 1971). Grinde updated his
work for this, the first English translation. It is a readable narrative in popular
idiom, with excellent photos and portraits and long musical examples. Biogra-
phies and worklists for major composers. Bibliography, index. - Blanc, Tharald. Christiania Theater’s historie, 1827–77.Oslo: J. W. Cappelen,
- xii, 318p. PN2766 .C5 B5.
A narrative account of opera and opera companies in the capital city (named
Christiania until 1924), with details on some performances. - Anker, Oyvind. Christiania Theater’s repertoire 1827–99.Oslo: Gyldendal,
- 182p. PN2766 .O7 K91.
A title list of all works performed, with their dates (no casts) from the 1827
opening of the theater to its final day, 15 June 1899. Introduction in Norwe-
gian and English, text in Norwegian only. Author and composer indexes.
Peru (Spanish: Perú)
- Stevenson, Robert Murrell. The Music of Peru: Aboriginal and Viceroyal
Epochs. Washington, D.C.: Pan American Union, 1960. xii, 331p. ML236 .S8.
The basic history, thoroughly documented, offering much detail on all musical
topics. Early opera is amply discussed. Bibliography, musical examples, index.
The same author has a major study of opera: - Stevenson, Robert Murrell. Foundations of New World Opera, with a Tran-
scription of the Earliest Extant American Opera, 1701.Lima: Ediciones CUL-
TURA, 1973. 300p. ML1717 .S83.
A valuable study of early Peruvian opera, including a transcription and analy-
sis of Tomás de Torrejón y Velasco’s opera La púrpura de la rosa,the first
Western Hemisphere opera for which music has survived.
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