Sing Sorrow
Classics, History, and Heroines in Opera
Inbunden, Engelska, 2001
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Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2001-09-30
- Mått242 x 163 x 28 mm
- Vikt704 g
- FormatInbunden
- SpråkEngelska
- Antal sidor360
- FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
- ISBN9780313315671