Opera for the People: English-Language Opera and Women Managers in Late 19th-Century America
- Author: Preston, Katherine
Preston (College of William and Mary) has divided her detailed and comprehensive study of English-language opera into seven chapters: three are overviews of particular periods and four consider... — More…
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Contents
- Acknowledgements
- List of Illustrations
- List of Tables and Appendices
- Introduction.
- Chapter One. English-Language Opera in Post-War America
- Chapter Two. The Renaissance of English Opera in America: Caroline Richings and
- Euphrosyne Parepa-Rosa
- Chapter Three. Foreign-Language Opera is Exclusive
- Vernacular is 'For the People'
- Chapter Four. Effie Over and the Boston Ideal Opera Company, 1879-1885.
- Chapter Five. Emma Abbot, the 'People's Prima Donna'
- Chapter Six. The American Opera Company: Good Intentions, Managerial Disaster
- Chapter Seven. English-Language Opera at the End of the Century
- Endnotes
- Bibliography
- Index