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Opera in America: A Cultural History
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Opera in America: A Cultural History Paperback - 1995

by John Dizikes


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This lively and critically acclaimed book-the first comprehensive cultural and social history of musical theater in the United States - is a handsomely illustrated account of productions, personalities audiences, and theaters throughout the country from colonial times to the present day.

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  • Title Opera in America: A Cultural History
  • Author John Dizikes
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Revised
  • Pages 622
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Yale University Press, New Haven
  • Date 1995-09-27
  • ISBN 9780300061017 / 0300061013
  • Weight 2.38 lbs (1.08 kg)
  • Dimensions 10 x 7.02 x 1.37 in (25.40 x 17.83 x 3.48 cm)
  • Dewey Decimal Code 782.109

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  • New York Times, 02/04/1996, Page 32
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