Grand opera :: the story of the Met /

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...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
Hauptverfasser: Affron, Charles (VerfasserIn), Affron, Mirella Jona, 1937- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2014]
Schlagworte:
Online-Zugang:Volltext
Zusammenfassung: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.
Beschreibung:1 online resource
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780520958975
0520958977
1322007268
9781322007267

Es ist kein Print-Exemplar vorhanden.

Volltext öffnen