Author: Hugh Vickers. Introduction by Peter Ustinov. Illustrated by Michael ffolkes. Published by St. Martins Press, New York, USA., 1979, 1st Edition. Printed in USA. Very Good Condition HARDCOVER Book, with minor wear and age-yellowed. Very Good Condition Dust Jacket, unclipped.
GREAT OPERATIC DISASTERS, Humour by Hugh Vickers records some of the most memorable calamities from opera houses around the world.
Most of them are true, some have been embroidered over the years. To its devotees, opera is the most sublime of arts. It is also one of the most accident prone, and when things go wrong, they tend to do so on a grand scale.
