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Verdi at the Golden Gate

- Opera and San Francisco in the Gold Rush Years

About Verdi at the Golden Gate

Opera is a fragile, complex art, but it flourished extravagantly in San Francisco during the Gold Rush years. How did this madness for opera take root and grow? This study contributes to a new understanding of urban culture in the Jacksonian-Manifest Destiny eras, and the role of opera in cities during this time, especially in the American West.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780520081239
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 344
  • Published:
  • August 17, 1993
  • Dimensions:
  • 229x152x24 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 635 g.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: October 26, 2024

Description of Verdi at the Golden Gate

Opera is a fragile, complex art, but it flourished extravagantly in San Francisco during the Gold Rush years. How did this madness for opera take root and grow? This study contributes to a new understanding of urban culture in the Jacksonian-Manifest Destiny eras, and the role of opera in cities during this time, especially in the American West.

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