Great opera singers of the twentieth century, 1927-1990 / Donald S. Blair.
| Author/creator | Blair, Donald S. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | San Francisco : Mellen Research University Press, 1991. |
| Description | vi, 138 pages : portraits ; 32 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Sopranos. Licia Albanese ; Montserrat Caballe ; Kirsten Flagstad ; Dorothy Kirsten ; Claudia Muzio ; Birgit Nilsson ; Roberta Peters ; Lily Pons ; Leontyne Price ; Elizabeth Rethberg ; Beverly Sills ; Renata Scotto ; Teresa Stratas ; Joan Sutherland ; Renata Tebaldi -- Tenors. Jussi Bjoerling ; Jose Carreras ; Franco Corelli ; Richard Crooks ; Mario Del Monaco ; Beniamino Gigli ; Jan Kiepura ; Charles Kullman ; Giovanni Martinelli ; John McCormack ; Lauritz Melchoir ; Jan Perrce ; Tito Schipa ; Richard Tucker -- Mezzo-sporanos. Marilyn Horne ; Regina Resnik ; Ernestine Schumann-Heink ; Giulietta Simionato ; Rise Stevens ; Ebe Stignani ; Gladys Swarthout -- Baritones. Ettore Bastianini ; Igor Gorin ; Cornell MacNeil ; Robert Merrill ; John Charles Thomas ; Lawrence Tibbett ; Leonard Warren ; Robert Weede -- Basses. Salvatore Baccaloni ; Jerome Hines ; Alexander Kipnis ; Ezio Pinza ; Paul Plishka ; Georgio Tozzi -- Active - present day sopranos, tenors, mezzo-sopranos, baritones and basses -- Other singers, past and present, whom I regard highly. |
| Abstract | This volume contains biographical sketches of 50 great opera singers of the 20th century, with photographs of each singer in a famous role. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 129-132) and index. |
| LCCN | 90029109 |
| ISBN | 0773498508 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | ML400 .B55 1991 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |