1993 National Book Critics Circle Award – Criticism Winner

Opera in America: A Cultural History
John Dizikes
This text tells how opera, steeped in European aristocratic tradition, was transplanted into the democratic cultural enviroment of America. It includes vignettes of productions, personalities, audiences and theatres throughout the country from 1735 to the …
1993 National Book Critics Circle Award – Criticism Shortlist

Authors and Owners: The Invention of Copyright
Mark Rose

The Phantom Empire
Geoffrey O’Brien

The Queen’s Throat
Wayne Koestenbaum
