General preface; List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; 1. The Orpheus myth in operatic history Eve Barsham; 2. The libretto Patricia Howard; 3. Synopsis Patricia Howard; 4. 'The most moving act in all opera' Patricia Howard; 5. The initial impact Hans Heimler, Patricia Howard and Eve Barsham; 6. From Orfeo to Orphée Patricia Howard; 7. The opera in the nineteenth century Eve Barsham and Patricia Howard; 8. The opera in the twentieth century Sir Charles Mackerras, Tom Hammond, John Eliot Gardiner, Patricia Howard and Kevin Smith; 9. Table of numbers compiled by Eve Barsham; Discography Malcolm Walker; Index.

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