Opera Houses of the World
Thames & Hudson Ltd (Publisher)
Published on 14. October 1996
Book
Hardback
280 pages
978-0-500-01745-6 (ISBN)
Description
This study tells the story of the great opera houses of the world, from the princes who commissioned them and the architects who designed them, to the singers who sang in them. Pride of place goes to the great national opera houses of Europe - from the Palais Garnier in Paris and Covent Garden in London to La Scala in Italy and the Bolshoi in Russia. Also featured are the innovatory theatres built by men dedicated to their own artistic ends. Focus of art and music, tradition and experiment, glamour and ideology, the opera house is a potent symbol of cultural identity.
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Language
English
Spanish
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
70 b&w and 170 colour illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 310 mm
Width: 260 mm
Weight
2100 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-500-01745-6 (9780500017456)
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