Celebrating two of the chief joys of a civilized life, this is a literary macedonie of anecdotes both entertaining and informative about the private tastes of great musicians and the glittering late-night world of cafes and restaurants on both sides of the Atlantic. Spanning three centuries and concluding with a list of more than 100 famous dishes created by the greatest chefs for the greatest musicians. 20 of these classic recipes are given in full including amonst others: Fillets de Sole Otero, Chicken Nordica'  Poularde a la Rossini; Salade Tosca; Crepe sans rival a la Kiri Te Kanawa, Sauce verte amongst others..

Foie Gras and Trumpets

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Gattey, Charles Neilson

Cooking Education & Reference

Constable

This book brings back to life in entertaining and vivid fashion, a cavalcade of prime donne beginning when women singers gradually ousted the castrati and ending with the glories of opera's 'Golden Age'. The opening section, 'Dawn of  the Divas', gives delightful accounts of the personalities and vocal techniques of, among others, Catherine Tofts - who played queens so often in opera she became mentally deranged and spent the rest of her days behaving like one; of Faustina and Cuzzoni involved  in one of the fiercest of operatic feuds; of Gabrielli, called by a contemporary "the most dangerous siren of the 18th century", whom the French Ambassador in Vienna attempted to shoot in a fit of jealousy and who was saved only by the whalebones in her stays; of Josephina Grassini; Napoleon's mistress; of Mrs Billington, the same to the Prince Regent; and of Catalani who in one year, 1807, earned the equivalent of half a million dollars in today's values. The five following sections describe the spectacular careers and the accomplished art of Malibran, Jenny Lind, Patti, Melba and Tetrazzini, and examine their relationships with others in the world of opera. Mr. Ganey has succeeded in writing a book which will enthrall and inform devotees of this most appealing theatrical form, as well as attract the general reader interested in personalities who are 'larger than life'.

Queens of song

Barrie and Jenkins

They Saw Tomorrow Seers and Sorcerers from Delphi till Today

They saw tomorrow: Seers and sorcerers from Delphi till today

Religion & Spirituality

Occult & Paranormal

Harrap

<p>(Amadeus). The first biography of the diva named by Adelina Patti as her successor and heralded as "the voice of the century." It includes a chronology and a comprehensive discography.</p>

Luisa Tetrazzini: The Florentine Nightingale (Opera Biography Series ; No. 5)

Humor & Entertainment

Hal Leonard

"Farmer" George's black sheep: The lives and loves of George III's brothers and sister

Kensal Press

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