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The Catropolitan Opera: The Centenary Celebration of the Grand Catropolitan Opera Company
The Catropolitan Opera The Centenary Celebration of the Grand Catropolitan Opera Company Author:Susan Herbert Includes an authorized history by Bill Meadowcane. — — After amusing the world with her feline versions of famous paintings and the favorite plays of Shakespeare, Susan Herbert now turns her witty paintbrush to the great operas. With a captivating variety of operatic scenes and set pieces, Herbert's latest will delight all who enjoyed th... more »e artist's previous books. 32 color illustrations.each illustration is accompanied by a brief scene-setting summary and a witty text by Bill Meadowcane.
This is a book of great wit, filled with tremendous amusement value for Opera lovers, for cat fanciers, and, especially, for cat-fancying opera lovers. Susan Herbert's delicious portraits of cats in familiar operatic costumes And settings -- from the cover portrait of a spear-carrying, breast-plated feline Brunnhilde in winged helmet (ho-jo-to-ho!) to the closing ensemble of garret-dwelling Bohemians -- evoke familiar stage pictures, but with startlingly different occupants for those customary costumes.« less