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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.