Opera in America: A Cultural History

by John Dizikes and Professor John Dizikes

Book Overview

"I hear the chorus, it is a grand opera, Ah this indeed is music-this suits me."-Walt Whitman, "Song of Myself" America has had a love affair with opera in all its forms since it was first performed here in colonial times. This book-the first comprehensive cultural and social history of musical theater in the United States-includes vignettes of productions, personalities, audiences, and theaters throughout the country from 1735 to the present day...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1590593871
• ISBN13: 9780300061017
• Release Date: September 1995
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 622 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 7.0" x 10.0"