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First Nights at the Opera
Thomas Forrest Kelly
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Description for First Nights at the Opera
Paperback. What was it like at the opening night of Mozart's "Don Giovanni" or Wagner's "Das Rheingold"? This introduction to the world of opera takes us behind the scenes, during premiere performances of five operas. Num Pages: 464 pages, 88 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 253 x 179 x 27. Weight in Grams: 822.
A behind-the-scenes look at the premieres of five extraordinary operas
What was it like at the opening night of Mozart’s Don Giovanni or Wagner’s Das Rheingold? This glittering introduction to the world of opera takes us behind the scenes during premiere performances of five extraordinary operas.
"A rare and wonderful cultural history."—Philip Kennicott, Washington Post
“An absorbing tangle of minutiae about performing circumstances, personalities, conventions, expectations, critical responses, gossip. . . . This book is readable. Addictively.”—Michael White, Opera Now
“This thoroughly enjoyable and informative book will delight all opera lovers; highly ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
464
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300115260
SKU
V9780300115260
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Thomas Forrest Kelly
Thomas Forrest Kelly is Morton B. Knafel Professor of Music at Harvard University.
Reviews for First Nights at the Opera
"Kelly had done a prodigious job at organising his source material." Peter Reed, Sunday Telegraph "A rare and wonderful cultural history." Philip Kennicott, Washington Post "An absorbing tangle of minutiae about performing circumstances, personalities, conventions, expectations, critical responses, gossip... This book is readable. Addictively." Michael White, Opera Now "This thoroughly enjoyable and informative book will delight all opera lovers; highly ... Read more