First Rival of the Metropolitan Opera / / John Frederick Cone.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press eBook-Package Archive 1898-1999
• VerfasserIn: Cone, John Frederick,
• MitwirkendeR: Chapin, Schuyler G.,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [1983]; ©1983
• Year of Publication: 1983
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (260 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Foreword --; Acknowledgments --; Prologue --; 1. Alarums and Excursions --; 2. The Gathering, Opening Night, Ensuing Events --; 3. The Queen and the Princess --; 4. Grand Tour --; 5. Golconda --; 6. Victories and Vicissitudes --; 7. A Long, Hot Summer --; 8. A New Campaign --; 9. A Banner Week --; 10. New Princess Problems, Among Others --; 11. Transcontinental Journey --; 12. Return to El Dorado --; 13. Season's Endings --; 14. Optimism Reigns–Briefly --; 15. On the Road --; 16. Hope Springs Eternal --; 17. Finis --; Appendix 1. A Gesture to the Social Invaders --; Appendix 2. Mapleson’s Casts and Performances --; Notes --; Bibliography --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780231882323; 9783110442489
• DOI: 10.7312/cone91154
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: John Frederick Cone.

Tells the story of an attempted siege of New York's Metropolitan Opera and their counteroffense and victory, a triumph that served as a guide for surviving the challenges of the years ahead.