The Metropolitan Opera 1883-1966: A Candid History by Irving Kolodin (HQ898)

Published 1967: Revised Fourth Edition / Hardcover / Very Good Condition / Illustrated throughout

Original maroon and black embossed cloth with gilt titles and decoration on the cover and spine and original pictorial dust jacket. 762 + very clean and bright pages. Boards slightly rubbed with time. The dust jacket is slightly rubbed with time and chipped along the edges consistent with age but remains intact. Scarce! (HQ898)

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Irving Kolodin’s "The Metropolitan Opera: A Candid History of America's Foremost Lyric Theater" (1966) chronicles the company's evolution from its October 22, 1883 opening in the 39th Street House to the move to Lincoln Center in 1966. As a respected music critic, Kolodin provides an insider's view on major artistic, social, and managerial shifts, including the fire of 1892 and the transition to the new Metropolitan Opera House.

Kolodin’s earlier books on the Metropolitan. The book supplies the entire story of the old Metropolitan & of the conception & creation of the new Metropolitan in Lincoln Center. Scrupulously researched & authenticated, the book is not an official history but a free report by a long time critic & enthusiast who has been fascinated but not blinded or over whelmed by what he has heard & seen in decades of opera going. In addition to the text, there are numerous photos included. Patrons & purposes House & home Operas & artists 1. The Metropolitan Opera & real estate company The Henry Abbey Opera Co., 1883-1884 Opera in German, 1884-1891 The De Reszkes & the golden Age of Song, 1891-1903 The Abbey-Schoffel-Grau Opera Company, 1891-1897 The Maurice Grau Opera Co., 1897-1903 2. The Metropolitan Opera Co. The years of Toscanini, 1908-1915 The first war seasons, 1915-1921 The post-Caruso seasons, 1921-1932 3. The Metropolitan Opera Association Depression & deficit, 1932-1935 The Johnson Period, 1935-1959 With Bing to Lincoln Center, 1950-1966 The Metropolitan repertory, 1883-1966 Index

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