Opera for All Seasons

An analytical book it is not. A critical history it is not. Take it for what it is: a lavish, illustration-rich, coffee table-worthy, and fascinating-to-look-through panorama in print of the Indiana University Opera Theater's first 60 years. July 11, 2010 * The Herald Times * A treasure trove of pleasure for opera lovers, Opera for All Seasons also manifests the profundity and charm of this art form for those who may have little experience or knowledge of it. August/September 2010 * Bloom * Graduates of the Jacobs School of Music and the many thousands of opera lovers who have attended the theater over the decades will appreciate the book's evocative rendering of past productions. Vol. 107, No. 1, March 2011 * Indiana Magazine of History * The Indiana University Opera Theater . . . [has] celebrated its 60th anniversary. Throughout those 60 years, it has become one of the most respected opera companies in the United States. . . The most striking feature of this book is, without a doubt, its visual impact. It contains almost 500 pages of beautiful, striking, and detailed photographs, both in color and black and white, of various productions over the company's 60-year history. . . It gives a thorough pictorial history of a very impressive and renowned program.13. 3-4 2010 * Music Reference Services Quarterly * It's the best performance in my life and my most important work. -- Ned Rorem, on IU Opera Theater world premiere of Our Town

Marianne Williams Tobias is author of Classical Music Without Fear: A Guide for General Audiences (IUP, 2003) and an accomplished pianist, public radio commentator, lecturer, and writer.

Foreword by Gwyn Richards Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Premieres and Firsts 2. The Core of the Matter 3. Other Classics 4. On the Road 5. Musicals and the Light 6. Off the Beaten Path 7. Behind the Scenes Appendix 1. Operas Performed by Season Appendix 2. Operas Performed by Title Appendix 3. Singers, Roles Performed, and Operas Appendix 4. Conductors, Stage Director, Choreographer, Set Designer