Opera Offstage

Opera Offstage Passion and Politics Behind the Great Operas

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Publisher's Synopsis

Opera's drama and passion is nothing compared to the off-stage romances, politics, and eccentricities which conspired to create the 27 "golden age" works which Brener's careful and thorough scholarship contextualizes and enlivens. The reader finds out that Carmen was inspired by Celeste Venard, a Parisian prostitute, writer, and altogether fascinat

Book information

ISBN: 9780802713131
Publisher: Walker and Co.
Imprint: Walker and Co.
Pub date:
DEWEY: 782.109
DEWEY edition: 20
Language: English
Number of pages: 240
Weight: 599g
Height: 241mm
Width: 161mm
Spine width: 23mm