First Nights at the Opera

Thomas Forrest Kelly author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Yale University Press

Published:1st May '06

Should be back in stock very soon

First Nights at the Opera cover

A behind-the-scenes look at the premieres of five extraordinary operas

What was it like at the opening night of Mozart’s Don Giovanni or Wagner’s Das Rheingold? This glittering introduction to the world of opera takes us behind the scenes during premiere performances of five extraordinary operas.

"A rare and wonderful cultural history."—Philip Kennicott, Washington Post

“An absorbing tangle of minutiae about performing circumstances, personalities, conventions, expectations, critical responses, gossip. . . . This book is readable. Addictively.”—Michael White, Opera Now

“This thoroughly enjoyable and informative book will delight all opera lovers; highly recommended.”—Library Journal

"Kelly had done a prodigious job at organising his source material." Peter Reed, Sunday Telegraph "A rare and wonderful cultural history." Philip Kennicott, Washington Post "An absorbing tangle of minutiae about performing circumstances, personalities, conventions, expectations, critical responses, gossip... This book is readable. Addictively." Michael White, Opera Now "This thoroughly enjoyable and informative book will delight all opera lovers; highly recommended." Library Journal"

ISBN: 9780300115260

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 726g

464 pages