Boston
L. C. Page and Company
(Incorporated)
1898

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Copyright, 1898
By L. C. Page and Company
(INCORPORATED)
Colonial Press:
Electrotyped and Printed by C. H. Simonds & Co.
Boston, U. S. A.

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CONTENTS.

CHAPTER PAGE
Preface[vii]
[I].From 1600 To 1800 A.D.[11]
[II].Pasta To Mario[41]
[III].Mario To Tietiens[77]
[IV].Prima Donnas of the Fifties[110]
[V].Prima Donnas of the Sixties[143]
[VI].Prima Donnas of the Seventies[186]
[VII].Prima Donnas of the Eighties[220]
[VIII].Tenors and Baritones[260]
[IX].Contraltos and Bassos[296]
Chronological Table of Famous Singers[325]
Index[333]