Chapter I Introduction of Opera in New York
The Introduction of Italian Opera in New York
English Ballad Operas and Adaptations from French and Italian Works
Hallam’s Comedians and “The Beggar’s Opera”
The John Street Theater and Its Early Successors
Italian Opera’s First Home
Manuel Garcia
The New Park Theater and Some of Its Rivals
Malibran and English Opera
The Bowery Theater, Richmond Hill, Niblo’s and Castle Gardens