| Description |
1 online resource (xxii, 321 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-308) and index. |
| Contents |
I. Toward a Theatre -- II. The First Opera -- III. The Celebrity Sopranos -- IV. More of Ernani; and the First Resident Company -- V. Anna Bishop and Judith (Nabucco) -- VI. Ernani, Nabucco, I Lombardi, and I due Foscari -- VII. Economic Decline, Il trovatore in Excerpts, and the Vigilantes of 1856 -- VIII. Magyar, His Opera House, and the Bianchis -- IX. Il trovatore Premiered; Ernani Revived -- X. The Bianchis Produce La traviata and Attila -- XI. Theatrical Scenery and Styles; Traviata and the New Realism -- XII. A Duel, and a Period of Operatic Doldrums -- XIII. Success of the Magyar-Lyster Company, and Failure of Rigoletto -- XIV. The Annus mirabilis: San Francisco Mad for Opera -- Appendix A: Opera Premieres in San Francisco 1851 Through 1860, with Theatre, Cast, and Number of Performances -- Appendix B: Chief Theatres for Opera in San Francisco, 1851-60 -- Appendix C: Transpositions and Tuning A in San Francisco -- Appendix D: Verdi's Operas: World, Western Hemisphere, United States, and San Francisco Premieres, with Casts for San Francisco -- Appendix E: Reviews of San Francisco Premieres and Early Performances of Macbeth, I masnadieri, and Luisa Miller -- Appendix F: Performances of Verdi's Operas in San Francisco by Decade, 1851 Through 1899. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901 -- Performances -- California -- San Francisco.
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Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. |
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Performances. |
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California -- San Francisco. |
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Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. |
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Opera -- California -- San Francisco -- 19th century.
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Opera. |
| Chronological Term |
19th century |
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1800 - 1899 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Martin, George Whitney. Verdi at the Golden Gate. Berkeley : University of California Press, ©1993 0520081234 (DLC) 92018674 (OCoLC)26054447 |
| ISBN |
9780520913424 (electronic book) |
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0520913426 (electronic book) |
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0585116717 (electronic book) |
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9780585116716 (electronic book) |
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0520081234 (alkaline paper) |
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