The Prima Donna and Opera, 1815-1930

by Susan Rutherford

Book Overview

This book is concerned not so much with the 'prima donna' as with prime donne: a group of working artists (sometimes famous but more often relatively unknown and now long forgotten) and the circumstances of their professional lives. It attempts to locate these singers within a broader history, including not only the specificities of operatic stage practice but the life beyond the opera house - the social, cultural and political framing that shaped...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521121094
• ISBN13: 9780521121095
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 396 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"