Ruggero Leoncavallo in New York and other American cities: 1906 and 1913
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Title
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Ruggero Leoncavallo in New York and other American cities: 1906 and 1913
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Identifier
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d_2009_2013:74c85b400491:10728
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identifier
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10949
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Creator
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Greening, James,
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Contributor
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Richard Kramer
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Date
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2010
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Music | Biographies | Theater history | Caruso | Italian | Leoncavallo | Opera | Theater
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Abstract
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This dissertation deals with Ruggero Leoncavallo's two trips to the United States---and New York in particular---in 1906 and 1913. It looks at those trips mainly through the lens of the press, both musical and daily, national and local, with the Appendix providing complete press notices drawn from the collection of Leoncavallo materials at the Lincoln Center Library of the Performing Arts. Briefly, Leoncavallo scored an enormous success in New York, as he did throughout the rest of the United States during these highly publicized tours.;The study also touches on the New York premieres of Pagliacci and three of Leoncavallo's other operas: La Boheme, Zaza, and Edipo Re.;In all, the dissertation sheds new light not only on Leoncavallo's career, but also on a compelling and important time for the growth and development of opera in New York City.;Chapter 1 deals with Leoncavallo's 1906 tour to New York and other cities in the United States and Canada. Chapter 2 outlines his 1913 visit to New York (including a lengthy and important interview), as well as the reception of Zaza and Zingari on the West Coast and in Chicago. Chapter 3 discusses the success of Pagliacci, its premiere at the Metropolitan Opera, and its American reception in general. Chapter 4 deals with the New York premieres of La Boheme, Zaza, and Edipo Re. The dissertation concludes with an Appendix of 105 newspaper and journal articles that form the documentary basis of the study.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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2009_2013.csv
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degree
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D.M.A.
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Program
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Music
