{"product_id":"chicagos-unique-miniature-operas-chicago-puppet-opera-kungsholm-miniature-grand-opera-opera-in-focus-paperback","title":"Chicago's Unique Miniature Operas: Chicago Puppet Opera, Kungsholm Miniature Grand Opera, Opera in Focus - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLuman Robert Coad\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor more than eighty years Chicago has been home to several unique miniature grand operas. In 1935 Ernest Wolff and his mother premiered the Chicago Puppet Opera Company.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1941 the theatre was installed as after-dinner entertainment at Fredrik Chramer's Kungsholm Scandinavian Restaurant. When the theatre was destroyed in 1947, a 208 seat jewel-box opera house was created as the state-of-the-art home to the unique rod puppets. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Kungsholm Miniature Grand Opera closed in 1971 but William Fosser's Opera in Focus continues the miniature opera genre in a Chicago suburb. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere is the story of these three entrepreneurs and their determination to create grand opera. The book includes a study of the puppets' construction and manipulation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 152\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.41 x 10 x 8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 02, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52710337577267,"sku":"9780921845508","price":66.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/UWRLWU1TVXY2RXFKZ2NQSHhVMldLUT09.webp?v=1763488935","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/chicagos-unique-miniature-operas-chicago-puppet-opera-kungsholm-miniature-grand-opera-opera-in-focus-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}