

An edition of The great singers (1966)
from Jenny Lind to Callas and Pavarotti
By Henry Pleasants
Publish Date
1981
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Language
eng
Pages
389
Description:
Here are the personalities and performances, the lives and the art of the great singers of all time, from the dawn of operatic singing in the 1600s through the golden ages of bel canto and grand opera to the present opera scene. More than 130 magnificently reproduced paintings, photographs, prints and caricatures blend with the text to bring these legendary singers back to vibrant life. - Back cover.
subjects: Singers, Biography, Biografie, Opernsänger, Opernsängerin, Biographie, Opera