True Tales from the Mad, Mad, Mad World of Opera Contributor(s): Mansouri, Lotfi (Author), Hernandez, Mark (With), Burnett, Carol (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1459705157 ISBN-13: 9781459705159 Publisher: Dundurn Group OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2012 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Music | Genres & Styles - Opera |
Dewey: B |
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.65 lbs) 184 pages |
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Publisher Description: An insider's view of the opera world from one of its greatest figures. Everything about opera is larger than life, but the bigger the art form, the bigger the potential for disaster. When things go wrong at the opera house, they really go wrong. No one has a greater or more intimate knowledge of such moments than Lotfi Mansouri. Over the course of a career that has spanned five decades, Mansouri has directed nearly 500 productions at major opera houses around the globe. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hernandez, Mark: - Mark Hernandez is a professional opera singer who lives in San Francisco. When he's not on stage, he can be found championing the performing arts as a teacher, consultant, and writer. Mansouri, Lotfi: -Lotfi Mansouri has been a notable international opera director for decades. In addition to a career in Europe, he has headed up both the Canadian Opera Company and the San Francisco Opera. He was named a Chevalier in the French Legion d'honneur, and in 2009 received the National Endowment for the Arts Opera Honors award. He died in San Francisco in 2013 at the age of 84. |