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Victor Herbert, a theatrical life, Neil Gould

eng

Includes bibliographical references and index

individual biography

platesillustrations

index present

non fiction

Victor Herbert

bibliography

Neil Gould

"Victor Herbert is one of the giants of American culture. As a musician, conductor, and, above all, composer, he touched every corner of American musical life at the turn of the twentieth century. Neil Gould draws on his own experience as a director, producer, and scholar to craft a portrait of the Irish immigrant whose extraordinary talents defined the sounds of a generation and made contemporary musical theater possible."--Jacket

a theatrical life

Ireland, my sireland -- In old New York -- Oh, my name is Victor Herbert : I'm the leader of the band -- Pittsburgh : heaven and hell -- Coda brilliante -- Paterfamilias -- Oyez! Oyez! Oyez! -- A theatrical musician at work -- Act one -- Entr'acte I : ace of clubs -- Act two : scene one -- Operetta as social document -- Act two : scene two -- Entre'acte II : uncrowned kings -- Act three : scene one -- An opera manque -- Act three : scene two -- Media vitae in morte sumus -- Postlude -- February 1, 2003