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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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Affron, Charles (Autor), Affron, Mirella Jona, 1937- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2014]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780520958975
0520958977
1322007268
9781322007267