the 100th anniversary of the Operaház. Previous celebratory volumes are still
of use for certain features. A Magyar Királyi Operaház(Budapest: Globus,
1935) has lists of all operas given, and A Magyar Királyi Operház 1884–1909
(Budapest: Markovits és Gerai, 1909) details the construction of the building
and gives a chronology. The next item is the best assemblage of facts:
2416.A hetvenötéves Magyar Állami Operaház, 1884–1959. Budapest: Magyar
Állami Operaház, 1959. 251p. ML1725.8 .B82 M34.
Includes a composer list of operas and oratorios given both in the present
house and in the Nemzeti Szinház. Premiere dates and number of perfor-
mances of each work (Faustwas most popular, with 776 performances); also
lists of ballets. Portraits of singers and pictures of the theater, staff lists for the
1958–1959 season. No index.- Horányi, Mátyás. The Magnificence of Eszterháza. Budapest: Akadémiai
Kiadó, 1962; Chester Springs, Penn.: Dufour, 1963. 260p. ML1725.8 .F4
H58.
Originally in Hungarian, 1959. A description of the castle and theater; narra-
tive of music and drama in the 18th century; the opera repertoire (date list of
113 works); list of singers and their years of activity. With 206 footnotes and
82 pictures. Name index. Other material on Eszterháza is at #1022ff.
About 25 recent Hungarian operas are listed in Oper heute1 (#151).
Ireland
The Republic of Ireland, or Eire, comprises the 26 southern counties of the island; it
has been independent of Great Britain since 1949. Dublin is the only city with an
important operatic history. Its chronicler has been T. J. Walsh.
- Walsh, T. J. Opera in Dublin, 1705–1797: The Social Scene. Dublin: Figgis,
- xv, 386p. ML1731.8 .D82 W3.
A scholarly history of music in the city. The first opera was given in 1705, the
first Italian opera in 1761. Casts, notices and reviews, list of premieres of
“more important operas,” tabulations of performances of French and Italian
works given 1761–1789, and information on the first theater building. Bibli-
ography of manuscripts, microfilms, newspaper sources, books, and articles.
Name and topic index. - Walsh, T. J.Opera in Dublin, 1798–1820: Frederick Jones and the Crow Street
Theatre.New York: Oxford U.P., 1993. xiv, 294p. ISBN 0-19-816397-5.
ML1731.8 .D82 W242.
Continues the preceding chronicle. - Walsh, T. J. Opera in Old Dublin, 1819–1838.Wexford, Ireland: Wexford
Festival, 1952. 103p. ML1731.8 .D8 W22.
Emphasizes Italian opera seasons; much information on individual singers.
Also a review of the theaters in Dublin. This period was also dealt with in an
older work:
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