{"product_id":"opera-for-the-people-english-language-opera-and-women-managers-in-late-19th-century-america-9780199371655","title":"Opera for the People: English-Language Opera and Women Managers in Late 19th-Century America","description":"\u003cem\u003eOpera for the People\u003c\/em\u003e is an in-depth examination of a forgotten chapter in American social and cultural history: the love affair that middle-class Americans had with continental opera (translated into English) in the 1870s, 1880s, and 1890s. Author Katherine Preston reveals how-contrary to the\u003cbr\u003eexisting historiography on the American musical culture of this period-English-language opera not only flourished in the United States during this time, but found its success significantly bolstered by the support of women impresarios, prima-donnas, managers, and philanthropists who provided\u003cbr\u003efinancial backing to opera companies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis rich and compelling study details the lives and professional activities of several important players in American postbellum opera, including manager Effie Ober, philanthropist Jeannette Thurber, and performers\/artistic directors Caroline Richings, Euphrosyne Parepa-Rosa, Clara Louise Kellogg, \u003cbr\u003eand the people's prima donna Emma Abbott. Drawing from an impressive range of primary sources, including contemporaneous music and theater periodicals, playbills, memoirs, librettos, scores, and reviews and commentary on the performances in digitized newspapers, Preston tells the story of how\u003cbr\u003ethese and other women influenced the activities of some of the more than one hundred opera companies touring the United States during the second half of the 19th century, performing opera in English for a diverse range of audiences. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCountering a pervasive and misguided historical understanding of opera reception in the United States-unduly influenced by modern attitudes about the genre as elite, exclusive, expensive, and of interest only to a niche market-\u003cem\u003eOpera for the People\u003c\/em\u003e demonstrates the important (and hitherto\u003cbr\u003eunsuspected) place of opera in the rich cornucopia of late-century American musical theatre, which would eventually lead to the emergence of American musical comedy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Katherine K. Preston\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/10\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 648\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.20w x 1.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199371655\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKatherine K. Preston, the David N. and Margaret C. Bottoms Professor at the College of William and Mary in Virginia, has long been interested in the musical culture of nineteenth-century America, and has conducted research and published extensively on that topic. Some of her books include \u003cem\u003eMusic for\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eHire: Professional Musicians in Washington, D. C. 1877-1900\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eOpera on the Road: Traveling Opera Troupes in the United States, 1825-1860\u003c\/em\u003e; a co-edited facsimile edition of a binder's volume of sheet music, \u003cem\u003eEmily's Songbook: Music in 1850s Albany\u003c\/em\u003e and a scholarly edition of \u003cem\u003eGeorge Bristow's Symphony No.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003e2, 'The Jullien' \u003c\/em\u003eas part of the MUSA series. Past-President of the Society for American Music, Preston has been the recipient of fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Humanities Center, and the Fulbright Foundation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":39959078797427,"sku":"9.7802E+12","price":58.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_e97175e9-e19a-4add-85fb-088c37f80a90.jpg?v=1648740811","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/opera-for-the-people-english-language-opera-and-women-managers-in-late-19th-century-america-9780199371655","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}