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Puccini Without Excuses
A Refreshing Reassessment of the World's Most Popular Composer
Written by William Berger
Format: eBook
On Sale: July 1, 2009
Price: $16.00
Puccini is the most beloved composer of opera in the world: one quarter of all opera performances in the U.S. are of his operas, his music pervades movie soundtracks, and his plots have infiltrated our popular culture. But, although Puccini’s art still captivates audiences and the popularity of such works as... Read more >
A Refreshing Reassessment of the World's Most Popular Composer
Written by William Berger
Format: eBook
On Sale: July 1, 2009
Price: $16.00
Puccini is the most beloved composer of opera in the world: one quarter of all opera performances in the U.S. are of his operas, his music pervades movie soundtracks, and his plots have infiltrated our popular culture. But, although Puccini’s art still captivates audiences and the popularity of such works as... Read more >
Also available as a
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The Toughest Show on Earth
Written by Joseph Volpe and Charles Michener
Format: eBook, 320 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2009
Price: $15.00
The Toughest Show on Earth is the ultimate behind-the-scenes chronicle of the divas and the dramas of New York’s Metropolitan Opera House, by the remarkable man who rose from apprentice carpenter to general manager.
Joseph Volpe gives us an anecdote-filled tour of more than four decades at the Met, an institution full... Read more >
Written by Joseph Volpe and Charles Michener
Format: eBook, 320 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2009
Price: $15.00
The Toughest Show on Earth is the ultimate behind-the-scenes chronicle of the divas and the dramas of New York’s Metropolitan Opera House, by the remarkable man who rose from apprentice carpenter to general manager.
Joseph Volpe gives us an anecdote-filled tour of more than four decades at the Met, an institution full... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover and a
trade paperback.
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Opera and the Morbidity of Music
Written by Joseph Kerman
Format: Hardcover, 384 pages
On Sale: April 8, 2008
Price: $27.95
The death of classical music, the distinguished critic and musicologist Joseph Kerman declares, is “a tired, vacuous concept that will not die.” In this wide-ranging collection of essays and reviews, Kerman examines the ongoing vitality of the classical music tradition, from the days of Guillaume Dufay, John Taverner, and William Byrd... Read more >
Written by Joseph Kerman
Format: Hardcover, 384 pages
On Sale: April 8, 2008
Price: $27.95
The death of classical music, the distinguished critic and musicologist Joseph Kerman declares, is “a tired, vacuous concept that will not die.” In this wide-ranging collection of essays and reviews, Kerman examines the ongoing vitality of the classical music tradition, from the days of Guillaume Dufay, John Taverner, and William Byrd... Read more >
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The Toughest Show on Earth
Written by Joseph Volpe and Charles Michener
Format: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: October 9, 2007
Price: $15.00
The Toughest Show on Earth is the ultimate behind-the-scenes chronicle of the divas and the dramas of New York’s Metropolitan Opera House, by the remarkable man who rose from apprentice carpenter to general manager.
Joseph Volpe gives us an anecdote-filled tour of more than four decades at the Met, an institution full... Read more >
Written by Joseph Volpe and Charles Michener
Format: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: October 9, 2007
Price: $15.00
The Toughest Show on Earth is the ultimate behind-the-scenes chronicle of the divas and the dramas of New York’s Metropolitan Opera House, by the remarkable man who rose from apprentice carpenter to general manager.
Joseph Volpe gives us an anecdote-filled tour of more than four decades at the Met, an institution full... Read more >
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The Toughest Show on Earth
My Rise and Reign at the Metropolitan Opera
Written by Joseph Volpe
Format: Hardcover, 320 pages
On Sale: May 2, 2006
Price: $25.95
A fascinating, anecdote-filled behind-the-scenes look at more than forty years of the highlights, successes, and day-to-day inner workings—all about productions, the divas, and backstage dramas—of New York’s Metropolitan Opera House, by Joseph Volpe, the only general manager to have risen through the ranks.
This book is the story of Volpe’s years... Read more >
My Rise and Reign at the Metropolitan Opera
Written by Joseph Volpe
Format: Hardcover, 320 pages
On Sale: May 2, 2006
Price: $25.95
A fascinating, anecdote-filled behind-the-scenes look at more than forty years of the highlights, successes, and day-to-day inner workings—all about productions, the divas, and backstage dramas—of New York’s Metropolitan Opera House, by Joseph Volpe, the only general manager to have risen through the ranks.
This book is the story of Volpe’s years... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook and a
trade paperback.
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Puccini Without Excuses
A Refreshing Reassessment of the World's Most Popular Composer
Written by William Berger
Format: Trade Paperback, 480 pages
On Sale: November 8, 2005
Price: $16.00
Puccini is the most beloved composer of opera in the world: one quarter of all opera performances in the U.S. are of his operas, his music pervades movie soundtracks, and his plots have infiltrated our popular culture. But, although Puccini’s art still captivates audiences and the popularity of such works as... Read more >
A Refreshing Reassessment of the World's Most Popular Composer
Written by William Berger
Format: Trade Paperback, 480 pages
On Sale: November 8, 2005
Price: $16.00
Puccini is the most beloved composer of opera in the world: one quarter of all opera performances in the U.S. are of his operas, his music pervades movie soundtracks, and his plots have infiltrated our popular culture. But, although Puccini’s art still captivates audiences and the popularity of such works as... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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The King and I
The Uncensored Tale of Luciano Pavarotti's Rise to Fame by His Manager, Friend and Sometime Adversary
Written by Herbert Breslin and Anne Midgette
Format: Trade Paperback, 336 pages
On Sale: October 11, 2005
Price: $19.00
Now in paperback, the scandalous international sensation: brash, candid, and utterly hilarious, Luciano Pavarotti’s longtime manager tells all.
The name “Luciano Pavarotti” is as central to the world of opera as high C’s and dueling sopranos. Pavarotti has had, quite inarguably, the most successful career in the history of the operatic profession... Read more >
The Uncensored Tale of Luciano Pavarotti's Rise to Fame by His Manager, Friend and Sometime Adversary
Written by Herbert Breslin and Anne Midgette
Format: Trade Paperback, 336 pages
On Sale: October 11, 2005
Price: $19.00
Now in paperback, the scandalous international sensation: brash, candid, and utterly hilarious, Luciano Pavarotti’s longtime manager tells all.
The name “Luciano Pavarotti” is as central to the world of opera as high C’s and dueling sopranos. Pavarotti has had, quite inarguably, the most successful career in the history of the operatic profession... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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The King and I
The Uncensored Tale of Luciano Pavarotti's Rise to Fame by His Manager, Friend and Sometime Adversary
Written by Herbert Breslin and Anne Midgette
Format: eBook
On Sale: October 19, 2004
Price: $25.95
Luciano Pavarotti’s longtime manager and friend tells all. All.
The King and I is the story of the thirty-six-year-old business relationship between Luciano Pavarotti and his manager, Herbert Breslin, during which Breslin guided what he calls, justifiably, “the greatest career in classical music.” During that career, Breslin moved Pavarotti out of the... Read more >
The Uncensored Tale of Luciano Pavarotti's Rise to Fame by His Manager, Friend and Sometime Adversary
Written by Herbert Breslin and Anne Midgette
Format: eBook
On Sale: October 19, 2004
Price: $25.95
Luciano Pavarotti’s longtime manager and friend tells all. All.
The King and I is the story of the thirty-six-year-old business relationship between Luciano Pavarotti and his manager, Herbert Breslin, during which Breslin guided what he calls, justifiably, “the greatest career in classical music.” During that career, Breslin moved Pavarotti out of the... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Molto Agitato
The Mayhem Behind the Muisc at the Metropolitan Opera
Written by Johanna Fiedler
Format: Trade Paperback, 448 pages
On Sale: September 9, 2003
Price: $15.95
If the opera world is full of “intrigue, double meanings, and devious dramatics,” then no place exemplifies this more than the world-famous Metropolitan Opera, where politics, ambition, and oversized egos have traditionally taken center stage along with some of the world’s richest music. Drawing on her fifteen years as its press... Read more >
The Mayhem Behind the Muisc at the Metropolitan Opera
Written by Johanna Fiedler
Format: Trade Paperback, 448 pages
On Sale: September 9, 2003
Price: $15.95
If the opera world is full of “intrigue, double meanings, and devious dramatics,” then no place exemplifies this more than the world-famous Metropolitan Opera, where politics, ambition, and oversized egos have traditionally taken center stage along with some of the world’s richest music. Drawing on her fifteen years as its press... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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Molto Agitato
The Mayhem Behind the Music at the Metropolitan Opera
Written by Johanna Fiedler
Format: eBook
On Sale: September 9, 2003
Price: $15.95
Behind the gold curtains of the Metropolitan Opera House, amidst the elaborate sets, bejeweled costumes, and labyrinth of administrative offices, the Met has traditionally operated in great secrecy. Until now.
Johanna Fiedler, who was the Met’s general press representative for fifteen years, draws upon her insider’s knowledge and rivetingly reveals for the... Read more >
The Mayhem Behind the Music at the Metropolitan Opera
Written by Johanna Fiedler
Format: eBook
On Sale: September 9, 2003
Price: $15.95
Behind the gold curtains of the Metropolitan Opera House, amidst the elaborate sets, bejeweled costumes, and labyrinth of administrative offices, the Met has traditionally operated in great secrecy. Until now.
Johanna Fiedler, who was the Met’s general press representative for fifteen years, draws upon her insider’s knowledge and rivetingly reveals for the... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Verdi With a Vengeance
An Energetic Guide to the Life and Complete Works of the King of Opera
Written by William Berger
Format: Trade Paperback, 512 pages
On Sale: September 12, 2000
Price: $16.00
Everything you could possibly know about Verdi and his operas, from the brilliant and humorous author of Wagner Without Fear.
If you want to know why La traviata was actually a flop at its premiere in 1853, it's in here. If you want to know why claiming to have heard Bjorling's Chicago performance... Read more >
An Energetic Guide to the Life and Complete Works of the King of Opera
Written by William Berger
Format: Trade Paperback, 512 pages
On Sale: September 12, 2000
Price: $16.00
Everything you could possibly know about Verdi and his operas, from the brilliant and humorous author of Wagner Without Fear.
If you want to know why La traviata was actually a flop at its premiere in 1853, it's in here. If you want to know why claiming to have heard Bjorling's Chicago performance... Read more >
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