Catherine Hayes, 1818-1861 : the Hibernian prima donna / Basil Walsh ; with a foreword by Richard Bonynge.

Author/creator Walsh, Basil, 1934-
Format Book
Publication InfoDublin ; Portland, OR : Irish Academic Press, 2000.
Descriptionxviii, 372 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects
Hayes, Catherine, 1818-1861.
Sopranos (Singers)--Biography.

Contents Foreword / Richard Bonynge -- The early days, Limerick, 1818-39 -- Student years, Ireland 1839-42 -- Manuel Garcia and the student, Paris and Milan 1842-45 -- La Scala: Debut, Milan, Venice and Vienna, 1845-47 -- The prima donna and Verdi's I Masnadieri, Verona, Florence and Genoa, 1847-49 -- The Royal Italian Opera: Debut, London, 1849 -- Return to Ireland, Dublin, Limerick and Cork, 1849-50 -- Jenny Lind's influence, England, Ireland and Italy, 1850-51 -- New accolades and new places, Italy, England and America, 1850-51 -- An Irish welcome in America, Boston, Washington, Savannah and New Orleans, 1851-52 -- The Pacific pioneer, California, Chile, Peru, and Australia, 1852-54 -- Opera in Australia, Australia, India and the Pacific, 1854-56 -- The Hibernian prima donna returns, England and Ireland, 1856-60 -- The final years, England and Ireland, 1860-61.
Abstract The achievements of the Irish-born prima donna Catherine Hayes are relatively unknown to the musical world and opera connoisseurs of the present day. This is the first definitive biography of this important nineteenth-century Irish singer, thoroughly researched and presented in an accessible and entertaining style, with related photographs and a chronology of her performances.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 359-364) and index.
LCCN 00040959
ISBN071652662X (hb)

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