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Author Waleson, Heidi, author.

Title Mad scenes and exit arias : the death of the New York City Opera and the future of opera in America / Heidi Waleson.

Publication Info. New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2018.
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Location Call No. Status
 Avon Free Public Library - Adult Department  792.5 WALESON    Check Shelf
 Bristol, Main Library - Non Fiction  782.1 WALESON    Check Shelf
 Enfield, Main Library - Adult Department  792.5097 WAL    Check Shelf
 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Non Fiction  782.1 WALESON    Check Shelf
 Windsor Locks Public Library - Adult Department  792.509 WAL    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description 288 pages ; 25 cm
Note "Metropolitan Books"--Title page.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-276) and index.
Contents Introduction -- The birth of the "people's opera" -- The Rudel years -- Beverly Sills takes over -- The inside choice: Christopher Keene -- The man from upstate: Paul Kellogg -- A turn for the worse -- The savior -- Salvation denied -- The man of steel -- Down the drain -- The aftermath -- Reinvention -- Coda: The resurrection.
Summary From the Wall Street Journal's opera critic, a wide-ranging narrative history of how and why the New York City Opera went bankrupt--and what it means for the future of the arts.-- Amazon.com.
Subject New York City Opera -- History.
New York City Opera. (OCoLC)fst00558238
Opera -- United States -- 21st century.
Opera. (OCoLC)fst01046145
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Opera.
MUSIC / History & Criticism.
PERFORMING ARTS / Business Aspects.
Chronological Term 2000-2099
Genre/Form History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
ISBN 9781627794978 (hardcover)
1627794972 (hardcover)
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