A Nut at the Opera

By Maurice Vellecoop and Maurice Vellekoop

A droll and gentle satire of the colorful characters who make up the opera world

A Nut at the Opera is a colorful and hilarious look at a fictitious opera world as seen through the eyes of artist Maurice Vellekoop. With characters such as Olga Pickuptruckskaya and Valda Heck and references ranging throughout the history of opera, nothing--from the heights of Wagnerian solemnity to the excesses of French spectacle--escapes the elegant skewering of Vellekoop's pen.

With an introduction by Stewart Hamilton, radio personality and host of CBC Radio's Opera Quiz, and featuring Vellekoop's trademark lavish, over-the-top illustrations throughout, A Nut at the Opera is for the opera aesthete. The initial drawings were originally conceived as a series of birthday cards for a dear friend of the artist's who is now deceased; they form a fond tribute to this teacher and mentor.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1896597947
• ISBN13: 9781896597942
• Release Date: April 2006
• Publisher: Drawn and Quarterly
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 1.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 12.2" x 0.6" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

fun at the opera

The drawings and humor are fun. I have shared this book with other opera lovers!