San Francisco Opera: The First Seventy-Five Years

by Joan Chatfield-Taylor

Book Overview

This richly illustrated retrospective profiles the lively history of the San Francisco Opera. In the fall of 1997, the prestigious company returns to its original, newly renovated performance space, the War Memorial Opera House, and at the same time celebrates its seventy-fifth season. A spectacular chronicle of glamour, glory, and years of hard work, this book rediscovers the illustrious directors, the young singers, the brilliant costume and set...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0811813681
• ISBN13: 9780811813686
• Release Date: September 1997
• Publisher: Chronicle Books
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 3.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 1.0" x 1.0"

Customer Reviews

GREAT BUY!

This was an incredibly well put together book on the history of the San Francisco opera. Amazing photos! I only wish that they had included a CD with the book.