Abstract: Theaters were at the center of musical life in late-nineteenth century Los Angeles. They were numerous; concert halls were few. Theater records, such as programs of plays and concerts, suggest that Los Angeles had an abundance of music and drama long before it had become the nation's epicenter of entertainment. Two things are evident from these early records and the corresponding reviews in local newspapers. First, theater owners sought to satisfy the tastes of a diverse public by offering a wide variety of works, from vaudeville and burlesque to plays and operettas. Second, large numbers of people, rather than an elite few, had opportunities to hear art music, mainly in the form of symphonies and opera. Nineteenth-century America had a flourishing musical life in its urban centers, and Los Angeles was no exception.KeywordsOpus CompanyTheater MusicSymphony OrchestraConcert HallSeating CapacityThese keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.
Publication Year: 2004
Publication Date: 2004-01-01
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
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