The Mapleson Memoirs, 1848-1888, vol I
CHAPTER XII.
The National Opera-house--Foundation Difficulties--Primæval Remains--Titiens Lays the First Brick--The Duke of Edinburgh the First Stone--The Opera and Parliament--Our Recreation Rooms pp. 175-183
The Mapleson Memoirs, 1848-1888, vol I
The National Opera-house--Foundation Difficulties--Primæval Remains--Titiens Lays the First Brick--The Duke of Edinburgh the First Stone--The Opera and Parliament--Our Recreation Rooms pp. 175-183