Manuel García (1775-1832) : chronicle of the life of a bel canto tenor at the dawn of romanticism /

Manuel García (1775-1832) : chronicle of the life of a bel canto tenor at the dawn of romanticism /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:Radomski, James.
Imprint:Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.
Description:xiv, 367 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., map ; 25 cm.
Language:English
Subject:
García, Manuel, -- 1775-1832.
García, Manuel, -- 1775-1832
Singers -- Spain -- Biography.
Composers -- Spain -- Biography.
Composers.
Tenors (Singers)
Biography.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4240320
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ISBN:0198163738
Notes:Includes work lists, bibliographical references (p. [349]-354) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Birth, Education, and Early Performances, 1775-1797
  • Debut in Madrid, 1798-1799
  • Malaga and Garcias Return to Madrid, 1799-1804
  • Last Years in Madrid, 1805-1807
  • 1812-1816: Establishing a Career: Paris (1807-1811) and Italy
  • 1818-1819: Paris (1816-1817) and London
  • Return to Paris, 1819-1823
  • London-Paris-London, 1823-1825
  • New York, 1825-1826
  • Mexico, 1826-1829
  • Return to Paris, Last Operatic Performance, 1829
  • Garcia as Teacher
  • Last Year and Death, 1831-1832
  • Aftermath: The Memory and Legacy of Garcia
  • Appendices
  • Select Bibliography
  • Index

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