Emperors of Song - Three Great Impresarios. [Colonel James Mapleson (1830-1901) / Oscar Hammerstein I (1846-1919) / John Christie (1882-1962)]
Language: English
Published by London, John Murray, 1998
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: West Coast Rare Books, Westport, Mayo, IrelandWest Coast Rare Books
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First Edition. 24.2cm x 16.4cm. X, 214 pages. With 26 illustrations. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Includes for example the following chapters: Opera, 1597-1864 / Colonel James Mapleson (1830-1901) / Oscar Hammerstein I (1846-1919) / John Christie (1882-1962).
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- Title
- Emperors of Song - Three Great Impresarios. [Colonel James Mapleson (1830-1901) / Oscar Hammerstein I (1846-1919) / John Christie (1882-1962)]
- Author
- Stockdale, Freddie.
- Publisher
- London, John Murray
- Publication year
- 1998
- Condition
- Sehr gut
- Dust jacket
- Dust Jacket Included
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 071955702X
- ISBN 13
- 9780719557026
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Item weight
- 800 grams
- Seller catalogs
- Neues Kapitel
King of bombast was 'Colonel' James Mapleson, child-star, wiliest of agents, then grandest and finally most unlucky of showmen. Obsession ruined Oscar Hammerstein I, not once, not twice but three times bankrupted by his determination to conquer Broadway. Great wealth protected John Christie, soldier, schoolmaster and heir to Glyndebourne Manor and estates, when his love for his wife led to his building up the largest private opera festival since Bayreuth.
This book, concentrating on the period 1860-1939, rediscovers their spectacular successes, and their even more spectacular disasters.
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