Jan Rubes - A Man of Many Talents

Jan Rubes, a leading performer and director, emigrated from Czechoslovakia in 1949 and became an important part of the history of the performing arts in Canada.

About the author

Ezra Schabas, CM, O.Ont., has known Jan Rubes for half a century. A leading figure in Canada's musical life, his books include the prize-winning Sir Ernest MacMillan (1994), Opera Via: A History of the Canadian Opera Company (2000) with Carl Morey, and There's Music in These Walls: A History of the Royal Conservatory of Music (2005).

Product details

• Authors: Ezra Schabas
• Publisher: Dundurn Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2007
• EAN: 9781550026856
• ISBN: 978-1-55002-685-6
• No. of pages: 376
• Dimensions: 165 mm x 234 mm x 24 mm
• Weight: 621 g
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet