{"product_id":"the-gilded-stage-daniel-snowman-9781843544678","title":"The Gilded Stage: A Social History of Opera","description":"\u003cb\u003eFascinating and highly readable, this is the definitive social history of the world's most romantic, flamboyant, glamorous, and politically influential art-form: opera\u003c\/b\u003e From its beginnings in the Renaissance cities of northern Italy opera has permeated through Europe, America, and beyond, becoming a global business in the digital age. This history unwraps the story of opera from the charm and chaos of Mozart's Vienna to Frederick the Great's Berlin. It covers the lure of fin-de-siècle Paris, the rough and tumble of the Australian outback, and the new world of the Americas--colorful backdrops to the always dramatic, sometimes tragic, sometimes hilarious episodes that make up this rich and fascinating story.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Daniel Snowman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1843544679\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781843544678\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Atlantic Books (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.70w x 1.50d","brand":"Daniel Snowman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48442601242879,"sku":"9781843544678","price":47.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9371eff5-12b9-40d5-b6e7-0d70570576ac.jpg?v=1777198493","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-gilded-stage-daniel-snowman-9781843544678","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}