Verdi at the Golden Gate : opera and San Francisco in the Gold Rush years - Martin, George Whitney (Berkeley : University of California Press, 1993)
I. Toward a Theatre -- II. The First Opera -- III. The Celebrity Sopranos -- IV. More of Ernani; and the First Resident Company -- V. Anna Bishop and Judith (Nabucco) -- VI. Ernani, Nabucco, I Lombardi, and I due Foscari -- VII. Economic Decline, Il trovatore in Excerpts, and the Vigilantes of 1856 -- VIII. Magyar, His Opera House, and the Bianchis -- IX. Il trovatore Premiered; Ernani Revived -- X. The Bianchis Produce La traviata and Attila -- XI. Theatrical Scenery and Styles; Traviata and the New Realism -- XII. A Duel, and a Period of Operatic Doldrums -- XIII. Success of the Magyar-Lyster Company, and Failure of Rigoletto -- XIV. The Annus mirabilis: San Francisco Mad for Opera -- Appendix A: Opera Premieres in San Francisco 1851 Through 1860, with Theatre, Cast, and Number of Performances -- Appendix B: Chief Theatres for Opera in San Francisco, 1851-60 -- Appendix C: Transpositions and Tuning A in San Francisco -- Appendix D: Verdi's Operas: World, Western Hemisphere, United States, and San Francisco Premieres, with Casts for San Francisco -- Appendix E: Reviews of San Francisco Premieres and Early Performances of Macbeth, I masnadieri, and Luisa Miller -- Appendix F: Performances of Verdi's Operas in San Francisco by Decade, 1851 Through 1899.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-308) and index.
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Keywords: Verdi, Giuseppe, -- 1813-1901 -- Performances -- California -- San Francisco; Verdi, Giuseppe, -- 1813-1901; Opera -- California -- San Francisco -- 19th century; MUSIC -- Genres & Styles -- Opera; MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Opera; Opera; Performances; California -- San Francisco; 1800-1899