{"product_id":"richard-hageman-9781433154737","title":"Richard Hageman","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichard Hageman (1881-1966) was celebrated during his lifetime as a conductor, pianist, vocal coach, and composer. His art songs put him solidly in the vanguard of mid-century composers and he was routinely referred to in the same context as Aaron Copland, Virgil Thomson, William Grant Still, and Erich Wolfgang Korngold. His opera \u003ci\u003eCaponsacchi\u003c\/i\u003e was the first American opera to premiere in Freiburg-im-Breisgau and Vienna. A conductor at the Metropolitan Opera, Hageman knew the great singers of the age, conducting Enrico Caruso and Geraldine Farrar, and accompanying Nellie Melba and Emmy Destinn. He wrote songs for John McCormack and Lotte Lehmann. By the late 1930s Hageman was composing in Hollywood, scoring westerns for John Ford and earning six Academy Award nominations. In Hollywood, he had drinks with John Wayne, rubbed shoulders with Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy, and shared the screen with Louis Armstrong and Elizabeth Taylor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichard Hageman: From Holland to \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Richard Hageman remains a cherished but forgotten chapter in the history of American music. With this new in-depth scholarship brilliantly offered by Nico de Villiers, Kathryn Kalinak and Asing Walthaus, \u003ci\u003eRichard Hageman: From Holland to Hollywood\u003c\/i\u003e explores the cultural history of the beginning of the 20th century through the prodigious and sought after creative talent of Richard Hageman. A welcome journey for music lovers, performers and history buffs alike.\"—Thomas Hampson, World-renowned Baritone\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations – Note on Sources – Acknowledgements – Introduction – Great Expectations – The Metropolitan Years – Opera Conductor and Pioneer – The Caponsacchi Years – Destination Hollywood – Bicycling between Assignments – The War Years – Back on Top in Hollywood – 3 Iconic Westerns – Twilight Years – Conclusion – List of Works – Index.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peter Lang Publishing Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51039634620759,"sku":"9781433154737","price":77.85,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781433154737.jpg?v=1750944329","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/richard-hageman-9781433154737","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}