Debussy's Mélisande : the lives of Georgette Leblanc, Mary Garden and Maggie Teyte /: the lives of Georgette Leblanc, Mary Garden and Maggie Teyte. (2009)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Gillian Opstad.
• Other Names: Opstad, Gillian
• Contents: Pelléas et Mélisande : from play to opera -- Georgette Leblanc (1869-1894) -- Georgette Leblanc meets Maurice Maeterlinck (1895-1898) -- The row (1898-1902) -- Mary Garden (1874-1900) -- Mary Garden's breakthrough (1900-1902) -- Preparations for performance of Pelléas et Mélisande (1902) -- First performance and reactions -- Mary Garden reaps success (1902-1907) -- Return of Georgette Leblanc (1902-1907) -- Pelléas et Mélisande at Saint-Wandrille -- Maggie Teyte : her background (1888-1902) -- Maggie Teyte's path to Mélisande (1903-1908) -- Mary Garden in America (1907-1911) -- Maggie Teyte's triumphs and disappointments (1908-1930) -- Georgette Leblanc's rise and fall (1911-1919) -- Mary Garden becomes director (1912-1931) -- Georgette Leblanc after Maeterlinck (1919-1931) -- Maggie Teyte's fresh start (1930-1945) -- Georgette Leblanc falls ill (1931-1941) -- Mary Garden's retirement (1931-1967) -- Maggie Teyte after the war (1945-1976) -- Silence.
• Publisher Details: Woodbridge : Boydell
• Publication Date: 2009
• Extent: 1 online resource (x, 348 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates), illustrations, portraits
• Subjects: 782.10922; Sopranos (Singers) -- Biography; Sopranos (Singers); Biography
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781782042549; 1782042547
• Related ISBNs: 9781843834595; 1843834596
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.