Requiem for a
Yellow Brick Brewery
A History of the Metropolitan Opera

By John Briggs

Front Cover:

This book was published in 1969 by Little, Brown and Company, Boston & Toronto. The book measures 6 3/8 inches by 9 ˝ inches and contains xxii, 359 pages. This is a former library copy and has the requisite markings and a pocket on the reverse side of the back free end page. The dust jacket is in a protective cover and appears to be in good condition. The actual cover of the book shows minor signs of wear and some fading to the top and bottom of the spine area. The spine is tight and the hinges are strong. The inside front cover has ghost tape markings from where the dust jacket had been secured to the inside front cover. The end pages are printed with a time line of notable events. The pages show no signs of rips or tears. Exceptions noted, the overall condition of this book is good.


The opera house, just after a performance

    Contents:

    Prologue
    Chronology

  1. The People
  2. The House
  3. Opening Night
  4. The German Seasons
  5. Fire!
  6. Melba
  7. Otello and Iago
  8. Opera for Profit
  9. Opera Without Profit
  10. New Faces
  11. On Guard
  12. Toscanini
  13. Caruso
  14. My Broken Promise
  15. The Search for the Great American Opera
  16. Farrar Fara
  17. Villa Pace
  18. Brief Candle
  19. Her Grace
  20. Bicycle Racer
  21. Twilight of the Gods
  22. The Going Concern
  23. Romance
  24. The Crash
  25. On the Air
  26. The Press
  27. Hard Times
  28. Flagstad
  29. In Arrears
  30. Wartime Opera
  31. Who Hired Bing?
  32. The New Broom
  33. The Penguins
  34. The Claque
  35. Callas
  36. Nilsson
  37. The New House
  38. L’Ultima Canzone
  39. Picture Credits
    Index


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