Chapters of Opera - Being historical and critical observations and records concerning the lyric drama in New York from its earliest days down to the present time by Henry Edward Krehbiel
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Sofia Scalchi and Annie Louise Cary Again
Campanini and His Beautiful Attack Brignoli His Appetite and Superstition CHAPTER VIII THE METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE The Academy's Successful Rival Why It Was Built The Demands of Fashion Description of the Theater War between the Metropolitan and the Academy of Music Mapleson and Abbey The Rival Forces Patti and Nilsson Gerster and Sembrich A Costly Victory CHAPTER IX FIRST SEASON AT THE METROPOLITAN The First Season at the Metropolitan Opera House Mr. Abbey's Singers Gounod's "Faust" and Christine Nilsson Marcella Sembrich and Her Versatility |
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