| Description |
192 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Early life in Vienna and the shadow of the swastika -- "The people's opera" takes flight : the early years of New York City Opera -- The flying baton : a company in transition -- A lighter muse : Broadway musicals -- Brush up your Shakespeare and return to Vienna -- Inheriting the wind -- All-American -- Intermezzo : the company way -- Politics and acoustics : the move to Lincoln Center -- Tintinnabulation : Don Rodrigo and a young star named Domingo -- A summer idyll : the magic of Caramoor -- Giulio Cesare and the Sills phenomenon -- The Kennedy Center : from concept to opening -- Glory days -- Jon Vickers : the third time was not the charm -- Reversal of fortune -- Life after New York City Opera. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Subject |
Rudel, Julius.
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Rudel, Julius. |
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Conductors (Music) -- United States -- Biography.
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Conductors (Music) |
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United States. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Subject |
Opera producers and directors -- United States -- Biography.
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Opera producers and directors. |
| Genre/Form |
Autobiographies.
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Autobiographies.
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| Added Author |
Paller, Rebecca, author.
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| ISBN |
9781580464345 (hardcover) (alkaline paper) |
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1580464343 (hardcover) (alkaline paper) |
| Standard No. |
40022060259 |
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