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Opera in Context : Essays on Historical Staging from the Late Renaissance to the Time of Puccini Christopher Hay-Jahans Singapore and Switzerland: Secrets toThese essays by respected scholars examine representative operatic production from diverse national schools and periods, documenting the history of operatic staging using the words of composers and their contemporaries from diaries, letters, and writings of the day. Historical performance practice and other purely musical matters are considered as well as the elements of stagecraft, including scenery, costumes, and lighting. Together these essays form