singers and performance in the late nineteenth century /
First Statement of Responsibility
Karen Henson
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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xvi, 264 pages :
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illustrations, music ;
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26 cm
SERIES
Series Title
Cambridge studies in opera
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 222-253) and index
CONTENTS NOTE
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Introduction : on not singing and singing physiognomically -- Verdi, Victor Maurel, and the operatic interpreter -- Real mezzo : Câelestine Galli-Mariâe as Carmen -- Photographic diva : Massenet, Sibyl Sanderson, and the soprano as spectacle -- Jean de Reszke, the "problem" of the tenor, and the early international Wagner -- Supporting cast