Blumenfeld's Dictionary of Musical Theater: Opera, Operetta, Musical Comedy

by Robert Blumenfeld

Book Overview

Have you heard of the first American musical, The Black Crook, which opened in 1866 and had fifteen revivals? Do you know Oscar Straus's hilarious parody of Wagner's Ring cycle, Die lustigen Nibelungen (The Merry Nibelungs)? Do you know who the Ricci brothers, the Piccinni family, Edmond Audran, David Braham, or Fran ois-Joseph Gossec were? Look them up in this remarkable, thoroughly researched, lively book. Packed with nearly 1 800 entries, this...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0879103728
• ISBN13: 9780879103729
• Release Date: March 2010
• Publisher: Limelight
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 8.9"