The Bluffer's Guide to Opera - Softcover

Gammond, Peter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1902825543 ISBN 13: 9781902825540

Publisher: Oval Books, 2000

Synopsis

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Review

An essential pre-season read for anyone attempting to navigate the pitfalls of post-performance drinks. --David Ross, Founder, Nevill Holt Opera

About the Author

Born in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1954, Keith Hann grew up in a household devoted to the music of the two Maxes, Jaffa and Bygraves, but luckily introduced himself to opera shortly before leaving school. Over the last 40 years he has watched the curtain rise on more than 1,000 operatic performances, and waited until it fell on 997 of them. In order to fund this addiction, he has been variously employed as an unsuccessful stockbroker and an incompetent but occasionally entertaining public relations consultant. Decades of skilful bluffing brought him to the brinks of retirement without any lasting romantic entanglements, until a momentary lapse of concentration one evening at Covent Garden led to his marriage at the age of 54, and the subsequent arrival of two children. Keith currently devotes most of his time to not writing a novel and staring forlornly at his bank statements. In consequence, he values his now strictly rationed excursions to opera houses more than ever.

Edition details

• Publisher: Oval Books
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1902825543
• ISBN 13: 9781902825540
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 64