Main entry:

Kaldor, Andras, 1938-

Title & Author:

Great opera houses : masterpieces of architecture / Andras Kaldor.

Publication:

Woodbridge : Antique Collectors' Club, 2002.

Description:

127 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm

Notes:
"First published 1996 as Opera houses of Europe. Re-issued 2002, with additional material"--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references (page 126).
Preface -- Introduction -- Barcelona: Gran Teatre del Liceu -- Bayreuth: Festspielhaus. Markgräfliches Opernhaus -- Berlin: Deutsche Staatsoper -- Brussels: Théàtre Royal de la Monnaie -- Budapest: Magyar Állami Operáhaz -- Dresden: Staatsoper -- Geneva: Grand Théàtre -- Glyndebourne: Festival Opera -- Lisbon: Teatro Nacional de São Carlos -- London: Royal Opera House. London Coliseum -- Lyons: Opéra de Lyon -- Madrid: Teatro Lírico Nacional La Zarzuela. Teatro Real -- Marseilles: Opéra Municipal -- Milan: Teatro alla Scala -- Monaco: Opéra de Monte Carlo -- Montpellier: Opéra Montpellier -- Moscow: Bolshoi Theatre -- Munich: Bayerische Staatsoper -- New York: Metropolitan Opera House -- Paris: Palais Garnier. Opéra Comique -- Pesaro: Teatro Rossini -- Prague: Národní Divadlo. Stavoské Divadlo -- Reggio Emilia: Il Teatro Municipale Valli -- Salzburg: Grosses Festspielhaus San Francisco: War Memorial Opera House -- Stockholm: Kungliga Teatern. Drottningholm -- Stuttgart: Württembergisches Staatstheater -- Sydney: Sydney Opera House -- Venice: Teatro La Fenice -- Vienna: Volksoper. Staatsoper -- Zurich: Opernhaus.

Summary:

The artist, Andras Kaldor, was introduced to opera as a child by his parents who held season tickets to the Budapest Opera. Although he trained as an architect, his love of the opera has proved the stronger influence and he has spent the last twelve years painting all the major opera houses in Europe. The facade of each opera house is illustrated in all its splendor, without the distractions of surrounding buildings and street scenes which so often detract from even the best photographs. Each opera house has been personally visited by the artist. The drawings are first done in pen and ink in an architectural manner, with scrupulous attention to detail. They are then painted in gouache. The effect allows the viewer to fully experience the complexity and exuberance of these flamboyant 18th and 19th century buildings. In addition to the facades Andras Kaldor has also added many detailed drawings of particular aspects of both the exteriors and interiors of the buildings.

Resources:
Donor bookplate

ISBN:

1851493638 (paperback)
9781851493630 (paperback)

Subject:

Theaters Pictorial works.
Theater architecture Pictorial works.
Opera.
Architecture des théâtres Ouvrages illustrés.
Theater architecture
Theaters

Form/genre:

Illustrated works

Added entries:

Kaldor, Andras, 1938- Opera houses of Europe.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 248374
Call No.: NA6840.E85 K35 2002
Status: Available