Great Operatic Disasters

Vickers, Hugh

ISBN 10: 0312346344 / ISBN 13: 9780312346348

Published by St. Martin's Griffin, 1985

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Great Operatic Disasters
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
• Publication Date: 1985
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0312346344
• ISBN 13: 9780312346348
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dimensions: 0.64W x 13.97H x 21.59D centimeters 0.64 centimeters width by 13.97 centimeters height by 21.59 centimeters depth
• Weight: 150 grams
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Synopsis

To its devotees, opera is the most sublime of arts. It is also one of the most accident prone, and when things go wrong, they tend to do so on a grand scale. Great Operatic Disasters records some of the most memorable calamities from opera houses around the world. Most of them are true, some have been embroidered over the years, and a few, well, se non e vero, e ben trovato.