The Teatro Sols: 150 Years of Opera, Concert and Ballet in Montevideo

ISBN: 0819565946

Author: Salgado, Susana

Condition: New

The first comprehensive history of the oldest major opera house in the Americas.The Teatro Sols in Montevideo, Uruguayestablished in 1856 and still operatingis the oldest theater in the Americas. Sols 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-Sans and Richard Strauss. Susana Salgado's lively historical accountthe very first of its kindis 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.