{"product_id":"thirty-years-musical-recollections-paperback-9781108001410","title":"Thirty Years' Musical Recollections (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108001410","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThirty Years' Musical Recollections\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA lively commentary on European operas performed in London from 1847 to 1859, and the opera stars of the time.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eHenry Fothergill Chorley (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108001410, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 20 July 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e336 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 1.9 x 14 cm, 0.43 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThirty Years' Musical Recollections, first published in 1862, is a year-by-year commentary in two volumes on the European operas, ballets, singers and dancers popular in London from 1830 to 1859. Its author was music critic of The Athaneum for over thirty years and also wrote book reviews, novels, plays and poems. Volume 2 covers the period 1847–1859 and serves as a valuable reference work to the musical life of London during these years. It begins with an account of the deterioration of Her Majesty's Theatre and the opening of the Royal Italian Opera. Chorley intersperses discerning observations about the changing trends in public taste with descriptions of famous opera singers – including Mademoiselle Alboni, Signor Ronconi, the Countess Rossi, Madame Ristori and Madame Pauline Viardot – and highlights their more noteworthy performances. The book is an entertaining eyewitness account of the lively musical scene in mid-nineteenth-century London.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. The year 1847. Mademoiselle Alboni. Signor Ronconi\u003cbr\u003e 2. The year 1848 (Her Majesty's Theatre)\u003cbr\u003e 3. The year 1848 (Royal Italian Opera). M. Mayerbeer's operas. Madame Pauline Viardot\u003cbr\u003e 4. The year 1849 (Her Majesty's Theatre). The Countess Rossi\u003cbr\u003e 5. The year 1849 (Royal Italian Opera). M. Meyerbeer's operas – “Le Prophète”. M. Auber's operas\u003cbr\u003e 6. The year 1850 (Her Majesty's Theatre)\u003cbr\u003e 7. The year 1850 (Royal Italian Opera)\u003cbr\u003e 8. The year 1851 (Her Majesty's Theatre)\u003cbr\u003e 9. The year 1851 (Royal Italian Opera)\u003cbr\u003e 10. The year 1852 (Her Majesty's Theatre)\u003cbr\u003e 11. The year 1852 (Royal Italian Opera)\u003cbr\u003e 13. The year 1853 (Royal Italian Opera)\u003cbr\u003e 12. The year 1854 (Royal Italian Opera)\u003cbr\u003e 13. The year 1855 (Royal Italian Opera)\u003cbr\u003e 14. The year 1856 (Her Majesty's Theatre)\u003cbr\u003e 15. The year 1856 (Royal Italian Opera), Madame Ristori\u003cbr\u003e 16. The year 1857 (Royal Italian Opera)\u003cbr\u003e 17. The year 1857 (Her Majesty's Theatre)\u003cbr\u003e 18. The year 1858 (Her Majesty's Theatre–Royal Italian Opera–Drury Lane)\u003cbr\u003e 19. The year 1859 (Royal Italian Opera–Drury Lane\u003cbr\u003e 20. The last chapter.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Classical music [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Classical music\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Classical%20music%20%5Bc%201750%20to%20c%201830%5D%20%5BAVGC4%5D%22\"\u003ec 1750 to c 1830 AVGC4\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265896501528,"sku":"9781108001410","price":30.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108001410i_96361128-860e-4e5e-9c3b-1250aa651502.jpg?v=1694867064","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/thirty-years-musical-recollections-paperback-9781108001410","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}