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Opera on the Road: Traveling Opera Troupes in the United States 1825-60 (Music in American Life)

Name: Opera on the Road: Traveling Opera Troupes in the United States 1825-60 (Music in American Life)
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hardcover – September 1, 1993

by Preston, Katherine K.

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ISBN-13: 9780252019746 ISBN-10: 0252019741

Publisher

University of Illinois Press

Binding

hardcover

Published

September 1, 1993

Weight

1.8 lbs

Dimensions

24.10×3.20×16.50 cm

About this book

Katherine K. Preston leads the reader on an operatic tour of pre-Civil War America in this cultural study of what was surprisingly an almost ubiquitous art form. Her richly detailed examination of itinerant troupes covers orchestral and choral musicians as well as stars impresarios business methods repertories advertising techniques itineraries sizes of companies and methods of travel.