The Opera Singer and The Silent Film
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: October 3, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 312
ISBN-13: 9780786420650
Subjects: Films, cinema; Opera; Theater - General; Musical films; Genres & Styles - Opera; Performing Arts; Pop Arts / Pop Culture; Silent films; Cinema/Film: Book; Performing Arts/Dance; Film & Video - History & Criticism; General; United States; History and criticism; Motion pictures and opera
Description: "This book examines the relationship between the established operatic stars of the late 19th and early 20th centuries and the newly developing motion picture industry. It concentrates primarily on developments between 1895 and 1926, from the invention of the commercially exploitable motion picture to the coming of viable sound on film"--Provided by publisher.