# The story of opera

Author: Lee, E. Markham (Ernest Markham), 1874-1956; Crowest, Frederick James, 1850-1927 [Editor]

Genre: Category: History - Other

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/76044

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The+story+of+opera+Lee&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

WHAT IS OPERA? PAGE What is Opera?—Derivation of term—A musical work—An artificial product—Its justification—Emotional effect of music—Hybrid opera—Modern taste demands one medium of expression—A definition—Music an accessory to opera, but an important one 1

## Chapters

- [CHAPTER XIX.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-opera-76044/chapters/38/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-opera-76044/chapters/30/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XIV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-opera-76044/chapters/33/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-opera-76044/chapters/34/index.md)
- [CHAPTER III.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-opera-76044/chapters/22/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XVIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-opera-76044/chapters/37/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XVII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-opera-76044/chapters/36/index.md)
- [CHAPTER II.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-opera-76044/chapters/21/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XVI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-opera-76044/chapters/35/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-opera-76044/chapters/26/index.md)
- [CHAPTER IX.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-opera-76044/chapters/28/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-opera-76044/chapters/25/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-opera-76044/chapters/32/index.md)
- [CHAPTER V.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-opera-76044/chapters/24/index.md)
- [CHAPTER I.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-opera-76044/chapters/20/index.md)
- [CHAPTER X.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-opera-76044/chapters/29/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-opera-76044/chapters/31/index.md)
- [CHAPTER IV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-opera-76044/chapters/23/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-opera-76044/chapters/27/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XIX.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-opera-76044/chapters/19/index.md)
- [CHAPTER II.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-opera-76044/chapters/2/index.md)
- [CHAPTER III.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-opera-76044/chapters/3/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XVI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-opera-76044/chapters/16/index.md)
- [CHAPTER IX.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-opera-76044/chapters/9/index.md)
- [CHAPTER I.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-opera-76044/chapters/1/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-opera-76044/chapters/7/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-opera-76044/chapters/15/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-opera-76044/chapters/6/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XIV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-opera-76044/chapters/14/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XVIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-opera-76044/chapters/18/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XVII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-opera-76044/chapters/17/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-opera-76044/chapters/8/index.md)
- [CHAPTER V.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-opera-76044/chapters/5/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-opera-76044/chapters/11/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-opera-76044/chapters/12/index.md)
- [CHAPTER IV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-opera-76044/chapters/4/index.md)
- [CHAPTER X.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-opera-76044/chapters/10/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-opera-76044/chapters/13/index.md)