Title: The Opera Singer and The Silent Film
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.
Subjects: Motion pictures, history, Motion pictures and opera, Silent films, History and criticism, Musical films