Opera on the Road: Traveling Opera Troupes in the United States, 1825-60

ISBN: 9780252070020 (025207002X)
Edition Type: Paperback
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Pages: 504
Date Published: 16th Jul 2001
Series: Music in American Life

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Opera on the Road: Traveling Opera Troupes in the United States, 1825-60

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Katherine K. Preston leads the reader on an operatic tour of pre-Civil War America in this cultural study of what was, surprisingly, an almost ubiquitous art form. Her richly detailed examination of itinerant troupes covers orchestral and choral musicians as well as stars, impresarios, business methods, repertories, advertising techniques, itineraries, sizes of companies, and methods of travel.

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