Project Gutenberg 2010-07-15 Public domain in the USA. 335 Lahee, Henry Charles 1856 1953 98001333 Famous Singers of To-day and Yesterday From 1600 to 1800 A.D. -- Pasta to Mario -- Mario to Tietiens -- Prima Donnas of the fifties [1850s] -- Prima Donnas of the sixties [1860s] -- Prima Donnas of the seventies [1870s] -- Prima Donnas of the eighties [1880s] -- Tenors and baritones -- Contraltos and bassos -- Chronological table of famous singers. Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images available by The Internet Archive.) "Famous Singers of To-day and Yesterday" by Henry Charles Lahee is a biographical account written in the late 19th century. This work provides a historical overview of renowned opera singers, tracing their journeys from the establishment of Italian opera in the 1600s to the notable figures of the 1800s, showcasing important personalities across various national operatic traditions. The opening of the book begins with a preface that outlines Lahee's intentions to create a concise yet informative record of famous singers who have shaped the world of opera. He notes that the book is not exhaustive but offers an overview, acknowledging various sources for the condensed histories included within. Following this preface, the first chapter delves into the evolution of opera and the notable singers from 1600 to 1800, featuring prominent figures like Margarita de L'Epine and Katharine Tofts alongside their contemporaries, showcasing their talents, rivalries, and the cultural contexts in which they thrived. Several anecdotes highlight the lives and careers of these figures, setting the stage for deeper explorations of operatic artistry in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/33168/33168-h/images/ill_book_cover_sml.jpg en Singers ML Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Music 411735 411749 2024-09-14T06:08:27.528357 2023-09-14T10:52:41.272060 text/html text/html 403446 2010-07-15T08:14:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 2777594 2010-07-15T08:14:30 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2820115 2024-09-14T06:08:35.920735 application/epub+zip 2820228 2024-09-14T06:08:28.849267 application/epub+zip 198318 2024-09-14T06:08:28.067319 application/epub+zip 2999302 2024-09-14T06:08:40.693763 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2963974 2024-09-14T06:08:34.799778 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 303021 2022-09-15T08:19:26.003709 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 333077 332913 2024-09-14T06:08:26.247310 2023-09-14T10:52:40.068535 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 332649 2010-07-15T08:14:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 122872 2010-07-15T08:14:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 332664 2010-07-15T08:14:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 122664 2010-07-15T08:14:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20429 2024-09-14T06:08:40.853700 application/rdf+xml 27462 2024-09-14T06:08:28.184303 image/jpeg 3145 2024-09-14T06:08:28.127265 image/jpeg 2792136 2024-09-14T06:08:27.659311 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia