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008			810113s1979 nyua 001 0 eng
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050	0	0	_aML1700 _b.V5
082	0	0	_220 _a782.1 _bVIC
100	1		_aVickers, Hugh _eauthor
245	1	0	_aGreat operatic disasters / _cHugh Vickers ; illustrated by Michael Ffolkes ; with an introd. by Peter Ustinov.
260			_aNew York : _bSt. Martin's Press, _c©1979.
300			_a80 p. : _bill. ; _c23 cm.
500			_aIncludes index.
505			_tIntroduction by Peter Ustinov -- _tPreface -- _tTechnical Hitches and Practical Jokes -- _tAnimals -- _tThe Audience -- _tWagnerian Events -- _tActs of God -- _t'Hair-breadth Scapes' -- _tIndex.
520			_a"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.
650		0	_aOpera.
650		0	_aMusic _xAnecdotes.
700	1		_4aui _aUstinov, Peter _d1921-2004
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