Concert Life in Nineteenth-Century New Orleans: A Comprehensive Reference

by John H. Baron

During the nineteenth century, New Orleans thrived as the epicenter of classical music in America, outshining New York, Boston, and San Francisco before the Civil War and rivaling them thereafter. While other cities offered few if any operatic productions, New Orleans gained renown for its glorious opera seasons. Resident composers, performers, publishers, teachers, instrument makers, and dealers fed the public's voracious cultural appetite. Tourists...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807150827
• ISBN13: 9780807150825
• Release Date: December 2013
• Publisher: LSU Press
• Length: 752 Pages
• Weight: 2.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.1" x 6.2" x 9.2"