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CHAPTER II
Chapters of Opera Being historical and critical observations and records concerning the lyric drama in New York from its earliest days down to the present time · Henry Edward Krehbiel
EARLY THEATERS, MANAGERS, AND SINGERS
Of the Building of Opera Houses
A Study of Influences
The First Italian Opera House in New York
Early Impresarios and Singers
Da Ponte, Montressor, Rivafinoli
Signorina Pedrotti and Fornasari
Why Do Men Become Opera-Managers?
Addison and Italian Opera
The Vernacular Triumphant