| Foreword.
Introduction.
PART I: Larger Than Life.
Chapter 1: Curtain Up!
Chapter 2: The Libretto's the Thing.
Chapter 3: The Score's the Other Thing.
Chapter 4: Opera Singers and Their Equipment.
PART II: The Story of Opera.
Chapter 5: A Little Greece, a Little Italy.
Chapter 6: The French Connection.
Chapter 7: English Channels.
Chapter 8: Opera with a German Accent.
Chapter 9: The Russian Evolution — and the American Way.
PART III: A Night at the Opera.
Chapter 10: How to Go to an Opera.
Chapter 11: A Spin through Your Free CD.
Intermission: Backstage Tour.
PART IV: A Guide to the World's Most Beloved Operas.
Chapter 12: The 50 Big Kahunas.
Chapter 13: The Best of the Rest.
PART V: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 14: The Ten Most Common Misconceptions about Opera.
Chapter 15: The Ten Best Opera Terms for Cocktail Parties.
Chapter 16: Ten Great Opera Jokes.
Chapter 17: Ten Ways to Keep Discovering Opera Forever.
PART VI: Appendixes.
Appendix A: Getting Started.
Appendix B: Opera Timeline.
Appendix C: Glossary.
Index.
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