Great operatic disasters /
Vickers, Hugh
Great operatic disasters / Hugh Vickers ; illustrated by Michael Ffolkes ; with an introd. by Peter Ustinov. - New York : St. Martin's Press, ©1979. - 80 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Includes index.
Introduction by Peter Ustinov -- Preface -- Technical Hitches and Practical Jokes -- Animals -- The Audience -- Wagnerian Events -- Acts of God -- 'Hair-breadth Scapes' -- Index.
"Opera is at once the grandest and, tp its devotees, the most incomparable of arts. It is also one of the most accident-prone, and when things go wrong they tend to go wrong on a grand scale. Here in this affectionate anthology is a catalogue of some of the most memorable and hilarious of disasters from opera houses all over the world." -- Inside book cover.
0312346336
79005374
Opera.
Music--Anecdotes.
ML1700 / .V5
782.1 / VIC
Great operatic disasters / Hugh Vickers ; illustrated by Michael Ffolkes ; with an introd. by Peter Ustinov. - New York : St. Martin's Press, ©1979. - 80 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Includes index.
Introduction by Peter Ustinov -- Preface -- Technical Hitches and Practical Jokes -- Animals -- The Audience -- Wagnerian Events -- Acts of God -- 'Hair-breadth Scapes' -- Index.
"Opera is at once the grandest and, tp its devotees, the most incomparable of arts. It is also one of the most accident-prone, and when things go wrong they tend to go wrong on a grand scale. Here in this affectionate anthology is a catalogue of some of the most memorable and hilarious of disasters from opera houses all over the world." -- Inside book cover.
0312346336
79005374
Opera.
Music--Anecdotes.
ML1700 / .V5
782.1 / VIC