THE SHELF OF OPERA-RELATED BOOKS received over the past quarter has covered everything from artist biographies through analysis of particular works to specialty bibliographic studies. Following is a selection of notable titles.
For serious students of opera, both in the audience and on stage, there are new additions to long-running series of research surveys. Greenwood Publishing Group of Westport, Conn. (www.greenwood.com) released Library Resources for Singers, Coaches and Accompanists: An annotated bibliography, 1970-1997. Compiled by music librarian Ruthann Boles McTyre, this bibliography is number 71 of Greenwood's Music Reference Collection and, as its title makes clear, is …