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Mapleson

Susie Timms

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Description:Colonel, King and Emperor - a remarkable Victorian character whose wheeler-dealer approach to opera management became legendary. From an impressionable childhood in the heart of London's theatreland, through an early singing career under an alias, James Henry Mapleson became supremo of a turbulent merry-go-round of fledgling starlets and prime donne, magnificent theatres and hair-raising contract deals that led him into the midst of royal society.From Her Majesty's Theatre, The Lyceum, Drury Lane and Covent Garden, he took tours to the UK provinces, to Ireland and right across the early American west. He battled with rivals such as Gye and Abbey, even taking on the Metropolitan Opera House of New York. Rarely daunted, even by terrible disasters, his ambition to create his own national opera house in London became an obsession.What happened in the thirty years of his life that do not appear in The Mapleson Memoirs (1888) and what led to his downfall? This is a compelling true story, told with the benefits of original new research and interpretation. It includes intriguing comparisons with Elvis Presley's manager Colonel Tom Parker. It is indexed. It features contemporary illustrations.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Mapleson. To get started finding Mapleson, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 348

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: —

Release: 2008

ISBN: 0955066794

Description: Colonel, King and Emperor - a remarkable Victorian character whose wheeler-dealer approach to opera management became legendary. From an impressionable childhood in the heart of London's theatreland, through an early singing career under an alias, James Henry Mapleson became supremo of a turbulent merry-go-round of fledgling starlets and prime donne, magnificent theatres and hair-raising contract deals that led him into the midst of royal society.From Her Majesty's Theatre, The Lyceum, Drury Lane and Covent Garden, he took tours to the UK provinces, to Ireland and right across the early American west. He battled with rivals such as Gye and Abbey, even taking on the Metropolitan Opera House of New York. Rarely daunted, even by terrible disasters, his ambition to create his own national opera house in London became an obsession.What happened in the thirty years of his life that do not appear in The Mapleson Memoirs (1888) and what led to his downfall? This is a compelling true story, told with the benefits of original new research and interpretation. It includes intriguing comparisons with Elvis Presley's manager Colonel Tom Parker. It is indexed. It features contemporary illustrations.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Mapleson. To get started finding Mapleson, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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