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100 1 a| Maretzek, Max,d| 1821-1897.=| ^A53716;

245 10 a| Further revelations of an opera manager in 19th century America :b| the third book of memoirs /c| by Max Maretzek ; edited and annotated by Ruth Henderson.;

260 a| Sterling Heights, MI :b| Harmonie Park Press,c| 2006.;

300 a| xi, 165 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 23 cm.;

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490 1 a| Detroit monographs in musicology/Studies in music ;v| no. 48;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-149) and index.;

505 0 a| Crotchets and quavers: 1849 ; 1850 ; 1851 ; 1852 -- Sharps and flats: 1853 ; 1854 ; 1855 ; 1856 ; 1857 ; 1858 ; 1859 ; 1860 ; 1861 -- Further revelations. 1862: Jacob Grau and The Associated Artists ; Havana. 1863: Negotiations with Martí ; New York, spring season ; Clara Louise Kellogg ; New York, fall season. 1864: The Company ; Repertory ; Auber's Fra Diavolo ; Donizetti. 1865: Verdi's La forza del destino ; Ford's theater, Washington, D.C. ; Meyerbeer's L'Africaine. 1866: New York, spring season ; Fire at the academy ; New York, fall season. 1867: Medori (April 1864) ; After 1867.;

520 a| Published for the first time is the third book of memoirs of Max Maretzek (1821-1897), a Moravian conductor and composer of dramatic music who became a leading impresario of Italian opera in New York. Following his immigration to the U.S. in 1848, Maretzek managed a series of New York-based opera companies that performed in the city and on tour in the eastern United States, Mexico City, and Havana. His lively memoirs recount his fortunes and trials in this competitive profession and those of the singers he hired. Shrewd and enterprising, with a knack for both acquiring talent and satisfying the appetites of his audiences, Maretzek was instrumental in establishing Italian opera in New York prior to the formation of the Metropolitan Opera; it was also his aim to make opera affordable to the working classes. Maretzek's two earlier books of memoirs were published during his lifetime: Crotchets and Quavers (1855) and its sequel, Sharps and Flats (1890). This third book of memoirs, discovered in an attic on Staten Island in 1981, is presented here in an annotated and illustrated edition.;

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Further revelations of an opera manager in 19th century America : the third book of memoirs / by Max Maretzek ; edited and annotated by Ruth Henderson.

Author/creator	Maretzek, Max
Other author	Henderson, Ruth, 1943- editor.
Format	Book
Publication Info	Sterling Heights, MI : Harmonie Park Press, 2006.
Description	xi, 165 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Subjects	Maretzek, Max, 1821-1897. Opera producers and directors--United States. --Biography. Opera companies--United States. --History. --19th century.

Series	Detroit monographs in musicology/Studies in music ; no. 48 Detroit monographs in musicology/Studies in music ; no. 48. ^A281112
Contents	Crotchets and quavers: 1849 ; 1850 ; 1851 ; 1852 -- Sharps and flats: 1853 ; 1854 ; 1855 ; 1856 ; 1857 ; 1858 ; 1859 ; 1860 ; 1861 -- Further revelations. 1862: Jacob Grau and The Associated Artists ; Havana. 1863: Negotiations with Martí ; New York, spring season ; Clara Louise Kellogg ; New York, fall season. 1864: The Company ; Repertory ; Auber's Fra Diavolo ; Donizetti. 1865: Verdi's La forza del destino ; Ford's theater, Washington, D.C. ; Meyerbeer's L'Africaine. 1866: New York, spring season ; Fire at the academy ; New York, fall season. 1867: Medori (April 1864) ; After 1867.
Abstract	Published for the first time is the third book of memoirs of Max Maretzek (1821-1897), a Moravian conductor and composer of dramatic music who became a leading impresario of Italian opera in New York. Following his immigration to the U.S. in 1848, Maretzek managed a series of New York-based opera companies that performed in the city and on tour in the eastern United States, Mexico City, and Havana. His lively memoirs recount his fortunes and trials in this competitive profession and those of the singers he hired. Shrewd and enterprising, with a knack for both acquiring talent and satisfying the appetites of his audiences, Maretzek was instrumental in establishing Italian opera in New York prior to the formation of the Metropolitan Opera; it was also his aim to make opera affordable to the working classes. Maretzek's two earlier books of memoirs were published during his lifetime: Crotchets and Quavers (1855) and its sequel, Sharps and Flats (1890). This third book of memoirs, discovered in an attic on Staten Island in 1981, is presented here in an annotated and illustrated edition.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-149) and index.
LCCN	2006043542
ISBN	0899901352
ISBN	9780899901350

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