The King's Theatre Collection: Ballet and Italian Opera in London, 1706-1883, Revised Edition (Houghton Library Publications) [Paperback]

Morris S. Levy (Author), John Milton Ward (Author)

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Book Description

Series: Houghton Library Publications | Publication Date: September 1, 2006

The John Milton and Ruth Neils Ward Collection of the Harvard Theatre Collection is comprised of thousands of books, scores, librettos, playbills, illustrations, and ephemera relating to public performances that incorporate music and dance in an essential way. The revised and expanded edition of The King's Theatre Collection: Ballet and Italian Opera in London, 1706-1883 has an additional 200 entries, 20 new illustrations, and several new indexes. With over 1,600 entries and 40 color illustrations, this volume provides a window into the historical significance of the King's Theatre to the cultural life of London and abroad, and will appeal to musicologists, historians, theater scholars, and librarians interested in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century opera and ballet.

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About the Author

Morris S. Levy is a Cataloger at Houghton Library of the Harvard College Library.

John Milton Ward is William Powell Professor of Music, Emeritus, and Honorary Curator of Dance and Music for the Theatre in the Harvard College Library.

Product Details

Paperback: 553 pages
Publisher: Houghton Library of the Harvard College Library; Revised Edition edition (September 1, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0976547228
ISBN-13: 978-0976547228
Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 1.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 4.2 pounds
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,904,397 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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