Download or read book Great, Grand and Famous Opera Houses written by Fritz Gubler and published by Arbon Publishing Pty Limited. This book was released on 2012 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take a tour of the world's most beautiful opera venues, from exquisite gems of early theatre design to modern masterpieces including the iconic Sydney Opera House. Each opera house profile provides an engaging guided tour of the building's architectural features and interior design. It goes behind the scenes to reveal colourful stories of the patrons, impresarios and stars whose larger-than-life personalities, tempestuous relationships and outrageous behaviour at times surpassed the melodrama on stage. Chapter introductions trace the broad history of opera and fascinating feature spreads turn the spotlight on key figures and aspects of production ranging from singers, composers and conductors to stage machinery and costume design. Sumptuous, entertaining and inspiring, it will delight not only opera lovers and connoisseurs of architecture, but all those intrigued by the history of music, art and culture.