The National Trust guide to great opera houses in America / Karyl Lynn Zietz.

Main entry:

Lynn, Karyl Charna, 1943-

Title & Author:

The National Trust guide to great opera houses in America / Karyl Lynn Zietz.

Publication:

Description:

xi, 228 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Series:

Preservation press

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 210-212) and index.
Origins of opera and opera houses in America -- Early opera houses in America, 1765-1865 -- Historic opera houses in the East -- Historic opera houses in the South -- Historic opera houses in the Midwest -- Historic opera houses in the West -- Opera houses of the 1960s and 1970s -- Opera houses of the 1980s and 1990s -- Lost opera houses -- Preserving opera houses in America.

Summary:

The American opera scene has grown with the country, spawning a proliferation of beautiful and enchanting opera houses. This unique guided tour covers almost 100 historical and contemporary opera houses dating from 1765 up to the present--halls such as the Academy of Music in Philadelphia, the San Francisco Opera House, and the Cullen Theater in Houston. America's opera houses present an eclectic collection of buildings, from converted warehouses to ornate vaudevillian venues and modern concrete and glass structures. The National Trust Guide to Great Opera Houses in America celebrates this dynamic range of architectural types and styles, revealing how European elements were transformed into a distinctly authentic and vital part of America's architectural and musical heritage.

Resources:
Table of contents
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description

ISBN:

0471144215 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
9780471144212 (pbk. ; alk. paper)

Subject:

Theater architecture United States Guidebooks.
Architecture des théâtres États-Unis Guides.
Theater architecture.
United States Guidebooks.
United States.

Form/genre:

travel guidebooks.
Guidebooks.
Guides touristiques.

Added entries:

National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States.
Preservation press.

Great opera houses in America

Holdings:

Location: Library study room 111236
Call No.: ID NA6830.Z54 REF; ID:96-B1896
Status: Available

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