Opera biographies / by Gladys Davidson.

Author/creator Davidson, Gladys
Format Book
Publication InfoLondon : W. Laurie, [1955]
Description352 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
Subjects

Contents Alan, Hervey -- Albani, Marie Louise -- Allin, Norman -- Angeles, Victoria de los -- Austin, Frederic -- Austral, Florence -- Bjorling, Jussi -- Brema, Marie -- Brouwenstijn, Gre -- Callas, Maria Meneghini -- Calve, Emma -- Caniglia, Maria -- Carosio, Margherita -- Caruso, Enrico -- Chaliapin, Feodor -- Christoff, Boris -- Clarkson, Stanley -- Coates, Edith -- Coates, John -- Cross, Joan -- Dalberg, Frederick -- Davies, Gerald -- Destinn, Emmy -- Dickie, Murray -- Edvina, Marie Louise Lucienne -- Elliott, Victoria -- Evans, Edgar -- Evans, Geraint -- Farrar, Geraldine -- Ferrier, Kathleen -- Fisher, Sylvia -- Flagstadt, Kirsten -- Galli-Curci, Amelita -- Garden, Mary -- Gigli, Beniamino -- Glynne, Howell -- Gobbi, Tito -- Grandi, Margherita -- Grisi, Giulia -- Hammond, Joan -- Hargreaves, John -- Hislop, Joseph -- Infantino, Luigi -- Jeritza, Maria -- Jones, Parry -- Jones, Roderick -- Jones, Rowland -- Jones, Trefor -- Jurinac, Sena -- Kipnis, Alexander -- Kirkop, Oreste -- Kraus, Otakar -- Lawrence, Marjorie -- Lehmann, Lilli -- Lehmann, Lotte -- Leigh, Adele -- Lind, Jenny -- Lunn, Kirkby -- Lussan, Zelie de -- Mario, Giovanni -- Matters, Arnold -- Maurel, Victor -- McCormack, Count John -- Melba, Dame Nellie -- Melchior, Lauritz -- Midgley, Walter -- Moore, Grace -- Mullings, Frank -- Neate, Kenneth -- Nilsson, Christine -- Noni, Alda -- Nordica, Lillian -- Patti, Adelina -- Pears, Peter -- Pinza, Ezio -- Plancon, Pol -- Pollak, Anna -- Pons, Lily -- Ponselle, Rosa -- Radford, Robert -- Raisbeck, Rosina -- Reeves, John Sims -- Reszke, Edouard de -- Reszke, Jean de -- Reszke, Josephine de -- Rethberg, Elisabeth -- Rossi-Lemeni, Nicola -- Rothmuller, Marko -- Roze, Marie -- Sanderson, Sybil -- Santley, Sir Charles -- Schumann, Elisabeth -- Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth -- Scotti, Antonio -- Sembrich, Marcella -- Shacklock, Constance -- Sharp, Frederick -- Shuard, Amy -- Silveri, Paolo -- Sladen, Victoria -- Stabile, Mariano -- Stignani, Ebe -- Studholme, Marion -- Supervia, Conchita -- Svanholm, Set -- Tagliavini, Ferruccio -- Tamagno, Francesco -- Tajo, Italo -- Tauber, Richard -- Tebaldi, Renata -- Tetrazzini, Luisa -- Teyte, Maggie -- Turner, Blanche -- Turner, Eva -- Vyvyan, Jennifer -- Walters, Jess -- Welitsch, Ljuba -- Williams, Tom -- Zadek, Hilde.
Abstract The opera is regarded by many as the finest form of theatrical presentation, combining as it does so many different arts - music, singing and acting with skillful design of decor. There have been many great personalities in the history of opera and the author has realized the need to record the biographical details of these artists. She has concerned herself with singers of all nationalities, who are living and who are celebrated for their performances on the operatic stage today, but the book also deals with great singers of the past. Not only does she give details of their lives but she also records the roles for which they will always be remembered. There are references to the operas in which they have appeared and to the various theatres which they have been associated.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 345-346) and index.
LCCN 55014681

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