| Description |
307 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
Essay index reprint series
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Essay index reprint series.
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| Contents |
A few glances at opera in general -- Famous failures -- Once in a lifetime -- Immoral operas -- The forgotten man of opera -- What happens between the acts -- Some operas that were never written -- 'Twas ever thus -- Operas in particular -- Journey to Egypt -- Troublesome libretto -- The premiere of the chocolate venture -- The maurel monopoly -- The lady of the fictive Camellias -- The lady with the knife -- The original Bohemians -- Dangerous role -- Was it a failure -- Genius and the public -- Those unappreciative audiences -- A musical comedy by Mozart -- The politics of a libretto -- Michael Kelly, "composer of wines" -- Tale of "The Tales" -- Foreign correspondant, stytle 1876 -- Another correspondent reports -- Elsa -- Some controversial thoughts -- Bel Canto at its best -- A misunderstood opera -- Some composers -- A little known document -- Mozart on opera -- Two men in a fog -- Wagner as conductor -- And as coach -- Conservative revolutionary -- Feud -- Opera Guyed -- Opera in America -- The devil's synagogue -- When the met began -- Revelations of an opera manager -- Puccini's visit -- Visiting fireman -- Parsifal in New York -- Sculptor in snow -- The public, performers, and performances -- Our opera audiences -- How not to enjoy opera -- The A B C of music -- Private performances -- Perils of the Opera House -- De superstitione -- Excitement in the Opera House. |
| Subject |
Opera.
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Opera. |
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Opera -- United States.
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United States. |
| ISBN |
0836924126 |
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