Manuel Garcia - PRINT ON DEMAND TITLE

Zusatztext James Radomsik's new biography brings vividly to life the theatre world of Madrid, Paris and London in the early years of the 19th Century ... the intricacies and intriques of Spanish cultural politics ... make for fascinating reading, as Radomski supplies page after page of unpublished documents. Informationen zum Autor James Radomski is Assistant Professor of Music at California State University, San Bernardino, USA Klappentext This is the first comprehensive biography of one of opera history's most important personalities. Renowned Spanish tenor, successful singing teacher, prolific composer, and significant popularizer of Rossini and Mozart roles, García was an influential figure in the international operatic scene of his time. García's life is chronicled from his earliest operatic role years in Seville until his death in Paris in 1832, with substantial reference to previouslyundiscovered reviews and letters. Zusammenfassung James Radomski chronicles Manuel Garcia's life from his earliest years in Seville until his death in Paris in 1832. With reference to reviews and letters, this biography also includes discussions of Garcia's compositions and teaching through musical examples and illustrations.

Product details

• Authors: James Radomski, Radomski James
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.03.2000
• EAN: 9780198163732
• ISBN: 978-0-19-816373-2
• No. of pages: 382
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 242 mm x 26 mm
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Individual composers & musicians, specific bands & groups, MUSIC / Individual Composer & Musician, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Opera, Opera, Biography: arts & entertainment, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Music, Musicians, singers, bands and groups, Composers and songwriters, Biography: arts and entertainment