Verdi at the Golden Gate - Opera and San Francisco in the Gold Rush Years - Hardback - 1993

Opera is a fragile, complex art, but it flourished extravagantly in San Francisco during the Gold Rush years. How did this madness for opera take root and grow? This study contributes to a new understanding of urban culture in the JacksonianManifest Destiny eras, and the role of opera in cities during this time, especially in the American West.
Year of publication: 1993
Pagination: 344 pages, 18 illustrations, 3 maps
Format: Hardback