Excerpt from Crotchets and Quavers: Or Revelations of an Opera Manager in America
When I arrived in New York, in the month of September, 1848, I was immediately struck with the beauty of the Bay and its environs. That which principally delighted me, was however its bright, clear and blue sky. Such a sky I had not seen since I last left Naples.
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Paperback. Zustand: New. Print on Demand. This book is a memoir by the famous opera manager Max Maretzek, and gives a behind-the-scenes history of Italian opera in New York City in the mid-1800s. With a colorful cast of characters including James Gordon Bennett and Hector Berlioz, Maretzek provides an insider's glimpse into the musical culture and rivalries of the day. Maretzek offers his take on the inner workings and quarrels of the opera world, as well as noteworthy insights on some of the most popular opera singers of the time. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781330230718_0
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