It takes the average reader 11 hours and 8 minutes to read Opera for the People by Katherine K. Preston
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Opera for the People is an in-depth examination of a forgotten chapter in American social and cultural history: the love affair that middle-class Americans had with continental opera (translated into English) in the 1870s, 1880s, and 1890s. Author Katherine Preston reveals how-contrary to the existing historiography on the American musical culture of this period-English-language opera not only flourished in the United States during this time, but found its success significantly bolstered by the support of women impresarios, prima-donnas, managers, and philanthropists who provided financial...
Opera for the People by Katherine K. Preston is 648 pages long, and a total of 167,184 words.
This makes it 219% the length of the average book. It also has 204% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 15 hours and 13 minutes to read Opera for the People aloud.
Opera for the People is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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