The Teatro Solís: 150 Years of Opera, Concert and Ballet in Montevideo - Softcover

Salgado, Susana

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0819565946 ISBN 13: 9780819565945

Publisher: Wesleyan University Press, 2003

Synopsis

The Teatro Solís in Montevideo, Uruguay-established in 1856 and still operating-is the oldest theater in the Americas. Solís audiences thrilled to the lyricism of many of the great singers of the 19th Century, among them Adelina Patti, Romilda Pantaleoni, Gemma Bellincioni, and Enrico Caruso, accompanied by a 285-member company. Programs also featured orchestra and dance: the theater played host to dancer Vaslav Nijinksy's last stage performance and presented Puccini, Mascagni, Saint-Saëns and Richard Strauss. Susana Salgado's lively historical account-the very first of its kind-is enriched by anecdotes, reviews and illustrations. A complete narrative chronology of performances is indexed by performer and work, making this book a rare treat for opera buffs and an invaluable resource for scholars in the fields of music and dance history, American studies, and Latin American studies.

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Review:

"Salgado's entertaining and very human narrative helps attest to the role of the Solis as a major music theater in the Western Hemisphere. Interesting tidbits and facsimiles of posters, program covers, and portraits add to the book's appeal. The appendixes of performances arranged by year, artist, and titles/composer are also extremely useful.... highly recommended for all music or Latin American culture/history collections."--Library Journal

About the Author:

Susana Salgado is a consultant to the Library of Congress for Iberian and Latin American music. Prior to leaving Uruguay, she was Research Professor and Chair of Uruguayan Music in the Department of Musicology at the University of Uruguay in Montevideo. Author of several books, she contributed to scholarly publications, including five Grove dictionaries (Opera, Music 1980/2001, Women Composers, and American Composers). E. Thomas Glasow is the editor of Opera Quarterly. Julio Maria Sanguinetti is the former President of Uruguay.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wesleyan University Press
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0819565946
• ISBN 13: 9780819565945
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 528