'As the first sustained study of Prokofiev's late operas, Prokofiev's Soviet Operas is an impressive contribution to our understanding of music in Stalinist Russia.' Kevin Bartig, The Russian Review
'As the first sustained study of Prokofiev's late operas, Prokofiev's Soviet Operas is an impressive contribution to our understanding of music in Stalinist Russia.' Kevin Bartig, The Russian Review
'… Nathan Seinen sheds new light on Sergei Prokof´ev's long career as an opera composer, focusing on the four works composed in the Soviet Union … the analysis abounds in felicitous and often original insights.' P. R. Bullock, The Slavonic and East European Review
Nathan Seinen is Assistant Professor of Musicology at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. His articles have appeared in Music & Letters and the Cambridge Opera Journal, and he is the 2010 recipient of the Alfred Einstein Award from the American Musicological Society.