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Henry Edward Krehbiel
Chapters of Opera Being historical and critical observations and records concerning the lyric drama in New York from its earliest days down to the present time

Chapters of Opera Being historical and critical observations and records concerning the lyric drama in New York from its earliest days down to the present time

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Chapters of Opera Being historical and critical observations and records concerning the lyric drama in New York from its earliest days down to the present time

by Henry Edward Krehbiel

EN·~14 hours·31 chapters

Chapters

31 total

1

HENRY EDWARD KREHBIEL

0:16

2

DAUGHTER HELEN

0:08

3

CHAPTERS OF OPERA

0:18

4

PREFACE

2:40

5

AUTHOR'S NOTE TO THIRD EDITION

11:29

6

CHAPTER I - INTRODUCTION OF OPERA IN NEW YORK

26:53

7

CHAPTER II - EARLY THEATERS, MANAGERS, AND SINGERS

23:05

8

CHAPTER III - THE FIRST ITALIAN COMPANY

26:35

9

CHAPTER IV - HOUSES BUILT FOR OPERA

31:35

10

CHAPTER V - MARETZEK, HIS RIVALS AND SINGERS

22:12

Collections

Opera

185 titles

History - American

1140 titles

Music

196 titles

Details

Language

en

Duration

~14 hours (826K characters)

Release date

2005-05-29

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

Source

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/5995

Subjects

Opera -- New York (State) -- New York ML

About the author

Henry Edward Krehbiel

1854–1923

A leading American music critic for more than four decades, he helped shape how concertgoers and readers in the United States heard classical music. His writing brought scholarship and strong opinions together in a way that made music history feel alive.