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Democracy at the Opera: Music, Theater, and Culture in New York City, 1815-60 (Music in American Life) [Hardcover]

Karen Ahlquist (Author)
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"Embedding opera in theater and theater in culture, Democracy at the Opera skillfully makes its way through the wide range of biases characterizing press coverage of antebellum theater, offering students of nineteenth-century America a wholly readable and musicologically informed cultural history." -- Rosemarie K. Bank, The Journal of American History

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  • Hardcover: 272 pages
  • Publisher: University of Illinois Press (January 1, 1997)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0252022726
  • ISBN-13: 978-0252022722
  • Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,244,694 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Book for Opera Lovers, October 7, 2000
This review is from: Democracy at the Opera: Music, Theater, and Culture in New York City, 1815-60 (Music in American Life) (Hardcover)
If you love opera you will love this book. It is all about the early New York opera scene with fascinating stories about operas biggest stars. Scandal and intrigue abound. A must buy for all opera aficionados.
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5.0 out of 5 stars What you hear is what . . .?, August 15, 2001
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This review is from: Democracy at the Opera: Music, Theater, and Culture in New York City, 1815-60 (Music in American Life) (Hardcover)
Music exists as it is being heard. Looking more closely at who is hearing the music and how they receive it along with who is delivering the music and for what reasons adds an often neglected, yet vital aspect of music performance and history. Karen Ahlquist's book is a wonderfully readable addition to literature about history and opera; she provides us with a fascinating look at music and people in a specific time and place.
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