ISBN: 9789887674900 - backstage in hong kong: a life with the philharmonic, broadway musicals and classical superstars (24 risultati)

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. After 50 momentous years, little is remembered of the chaos the Hong Kong Philharmonic faced in its early days as a professional outfit. John Duffus arrived in Hong Kong in 1979 as its fifth general manager in as many years. In this entertaining memoir he highlights those problems and illustrates how, with typical Scottish grit and determination, he helped get the orchestra on the road as an international ensemble. John's subsequent concerts as a Hong Kong impresario with superstars Luciano Pavarotti, José Carreras, Plácido Domingo, Leslie Cheung, Kiri Te Kanawa, Yo-Yo Ma and many others, including pop icons Dionne Warwick and Olivia Newton-John, make for fascinating and occasionally shocking stories, as do the almost unbelievable backstage dramas he reveals - some complete in all their back-stabbing detail - while managing Andrew Lloyd Webber's Asian companies and bringing CATS and Phantom of the Operato Hong Kong.…

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Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. After 50 momentous years, little is remembered of the chaos the Hong Kong Philharmonic faced in its early days as a professional outfit. John Duffus arrived in Hong Kong in 1979 as its fifth general manager in as many years. In this entertaining memoir he highlights those problems and illustrates how, with typical Scottish grit and determination, he helped get the orchestra on the road as an international ensemble. John's subsequent concerts as a Hong Kong impresario with superstars Luciano Pavarotti, José Carreras, Plácido Domingo, Leslie Cheung, Kiri Te Kanawa, Yo-Yo Ma and many others, including pop icons Dionne Warwick and Olivia Newton-John, make for fascinating and occasionally shocking stories, as do the almost unbelievable backstage dramas he reveals - some complete in all their back-stabbing detail - while managing Andrew Lloyd Webber's Asian companies and bringing CATS and Phantom of the Operato Hong Kong.…

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Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. After 50 momentous years, little is remembered of the chaos the Hong Kong Philharmonic faced in its early days as a professional outfit. John Duffus arrived in Hong Kong in 1979 as its fifth general manager in as many years. In this entertaining memoir he highlights those problems and illustrates how, with typical Scottish grit and determination, he helped get the orchestra on the road as an international ensemble.Johns subsequent concerts as a Hong Kong impresario with superstars Luciano Pavarotti, Jose Carreras, Placido Domingo, Leslie Cheung, Kiri Te Kanawa, Yo-Yo Ma and many others, including pop icons Dionne Warwick and Olivia Newton-John, make for fascinating and occasionally shocking stories, as do the almost unbelievable backstage dramas he reveals some complete in all their back-stabbing detail while managing Andrew Lloyd Webbers Asian companies and bringing CATS and Phantom of the Opera to Hong Kong. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. After 50 momentous years, little is remembered of the chaos the Hong Kong Philharmonic faced in its early days as a professional outfit. John Duffus arrived in Hong Kong in 1979 as its fifth general manager in as many years. In this entertaining memoir he highlights those problems and illustrates how, with typical Scottish grit and determination, he helped get the orchestra on the road as an international ensemble.Johns subsequent concerts as a Hong Kong impresario with superstars Luciano Pavarotti, Jose Carreras, Placido Domingo, Leslie Cheung, Kiri Te Kanawa, Yo-Yo Ma and many others, including pop icons Dionne Warwick and Olivia Newton-John, make for fascinating and occasionally shocking stories, as do the almost unbelievable backstage dramas he reveals some complete in all their back-stabbing detail while managing Andrew Lloyd Webbers Asian companies and bringing CATS and Phantom of the Opera to Hong Kong. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

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