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Mad scenes and exit arias : the death of the New York City Opera and the future of opera in America

Title
Mad scenes and exit arias : the death of the New York City Opera and the future of opera in America / Heidi Waleson.
Author
Waleson, Heidi
Publication
  • New York, New York : Metropolitan Books, Henry Holt and Company, 2018.
  • ©2018

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Description
288 pages; 25 cm
Summary
From the Wall Street Journal's opera critic, a wide-ranging narrative history of how and why the New York City Opera went bankrupt--and what it means for the future of the arts.--
Subjects
Genre/Form
History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages [267]-276) and index.
Contents
Introduction -- The birth of the "people's opera" -- The Rudel years -- Beverly Sills takes over -- The inside choice: Christopher Keene -- The man from upstate: Paul Kellogg -- A turn for the worse -- The savior -- Salvation denied -- The man of steel -- Down the drain -- The aftermath -- Reinvention -- Coda: The resurrection.
Call Number
JNE 18-146
ISBN
  • 9781627794978
  • 1627794972
LCCN
2018002105
OCLC
1020294992
Author
Waleson, Heidi, author.
Title
Mad scenes and exit arias : the death of the New York City Opera and the future of opera in America / Heidi Waleson.
Publisher
New York, New York : Metropolitan Books, Henry Holt and Company, 2018.
Copyright Date
©2018
Edition
First edition.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [267]-276) and index.
Chronological Term
2000-2099
Research Call Number
JNE 18-146
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