A Book of Operas
By Henry Edward Krehbiel
- Release Date: 1909-01-01
- Genre: Music
Description
The book begins at the beginning of opera in the United States, The history of what is popularly called Italian opera begins in the United States with a performance of Rossini's lyrical comedy "Il Barbiere di Siviglia"; it may, therefore, fittingly take the first place in these operatic studies. The place was the Park Theatre, then situated in Chambers Street, east of Broadway, and the date November 29, 1825.
