Grand opera : the story of the Met / Charles Affron and Mirella Jona Affron.

Author
Affron, Charles [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
  • Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2014]
  • ©2014
Description
1 online resource (xviii, 449 pages) : illustrations.

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Summary note
The Metropolitan has stood among the grandest of opera companies since its birth in 1883. Tracing the offstage/onstage workings of this famed New York institution, Charles Affron and Mirella Jona Affron tell how the Met became and remains a powerful actor on the global cultural scene. In this first new history of the company in thirty years, each of the chronologically sequenced chapters surveys a composer or a slice of the repertoire and brings to life dominant personalities and memorable performances of the time. From the opening night Faust to the recent controversial production of Wagner's.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Reproduction note
Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.
Source of description
Description based on print version record.
Language note
English.
ISBN
  • 9780520958975 (electronic bk.)
  • 0520958977 (electronic bk.)
Other standard number
  • 40024102980
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