The Gilded Stage: A Social History of Opera

by Daniel Snowman

Book Overview

Fascinating and highly readable, this is the definitive social history of the world's most romantic, flamboyant, glamorous, and politically influential art-form: opera From its beginnings in the Renaissance cities of northern Italy opera has permeated through Europe, America, and beyond, becoming a global business in the digital age. This history unwraps the story of opera from the charm and chaos of Mozart's Vienna to Frederick the Great's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1843544679
• ISBN13: 9781843544678
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Atlantic Books (UK)
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 1.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.7" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher