A music director at the Dallas Opera, Dibbern (French diction, U. of North Texas) presents a word-by-word English translation, a translation into the International Phonetic Alphabet, and annotated guide to the libretto of French composer Jules Massenet's 1892 French opera Werner, based on Johann Goethe's 1774 famous German short story Die Leiden des jungen Werthers about an unhappy young poet. She mentions literary and historical aspects when necessary, but focuses on providing guidance for performing the opera. There is no index. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)